beautiful birch trees

Finding Mt. Etna

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October 10th 2014
Well Ryanair lived up to its advertising. As the stewardess said when I asked for water - honey we sell everything. And they did plus you were encouraged to buy throughout the flight - lottery charity tickets, duty free perfumes, snacks, water, etc . Now some flights do this as well but Ryan likes to announce each one of these buying opportunities. There is no entertainment except watching them go ... read more

Europe » Italy » Sicily » Catania

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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