Day 34 - an emotional day on the train, and then at Cassino (remembering our Kiwi servicemen) November 12th 2013 A very wet morning, with a low over the entire region. Off to the stationale for our trip from Bari to Cassino via Caserta and shouted ourselves first class - well, slightly above 2nd class in that we had more room. Still no wifi. Sat next to an Italian couple. The gent tried so hard to communicate with us - wanted me to find an Italian/English translator on my ipad but without wifi and not able t ... read more
Europe » Italy » Lazio » Cassino Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more