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Torino is Borino

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July 29th 2006
Geo: 44.908, 7.99871I missed the first train to Ventimiglia - the lineup at the ticket office was incredibly slow. I should´ve booked ahead. Almost missed the 2nd train - I thought that it left at 10:40, not 10:30. Just made it on. Grabbed lunch at a supermarket during the changeover. Strazzapreti alla rustica (pasta salad with tuna, olives, pickled onions, bell peppers, sundried toma ... read more

Europe » Italy

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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