Round #6

Odyssey 2018 - What do stranded penguins do?

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March 6th 2018
The weather has been so miserable the past few days that Dee and I have felt a bit like penguins stranded on an ice floe! Although the temperatures have been well above freezing, the incessant showers, rain and gusty winds have discouraged us from venturing more than a few blocks from our apartment. In fact, with the exception of brief visits to the weekly vegetable market, and nearby grocery s ... read more

Europe » Italy » Campania » Piano di Sorrento

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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