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June 21

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June 21st 2015
June 21, 7:24 AM -- Our Lady of Rosary Catholic Church, Bari, Italy The train ride was nice. Quiet--my partner never said a word--but nice. I'm running on quite a sleep deficit though. I've accumulated enough hours of unconsciousness, but it's all come in 30-60 minute spurts. No deep sleep. My goal for today is to stay awake until I'm on the overnight ferry to Patras . Then sleep ... read more

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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