Under the umbrella in Elba

On The Beach in Elba

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June 17th 2018
"Would you ever have imagined you'd be sunbathing on a beach in Italy?", questioned my beloved. I gazed across the brilliant blue water of the Liguarian Sea at the rock island lighthouse and dozens of sailboats in the crisp southern breeze and dreamily whispered, "Not ever." The beach of Elba is white stone and although the stones are smooth, they are treacherous to scamper to the sea water. We in ... 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