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Every Rose Has its Thorn

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October 5th 2006
Geo: 42.7706, 12.9132A little hung over today. Not pleasant. I was taking a shower and then the lights suddenly went out. The room is set up such that a card key must be inserted into a slot to activate the power in the room. Some girl yanked hers out as she left the room. Thanks! Had breakfast with a Russian mathematician from the room. She's kind of funny as she doesn't really ... read more

Europe » Italy » Umbria » Assisi

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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