On Wed, 08 Apr 2009 16:36:04 +0000, brooklyn1 wrote:


And the coastal cities ain't bad, I've traveled through the interior of
Italy by narrow gauge railroad, slowly wending its way from one midevil
village to the next and inbetwixt feifdoms, with filthy peons scratching
out meager viands keeping the worst for themselves. The only real
wealth in Italy is the Vatican, The Maffia, and the Touristas... there's
also a fairly large contingency of pickpockets and prostitutes. The
vast majority, compared to the US, subsist a millimeter from abject
poverty.

Have you considered visiting Italy since about 1960?

I can recommend Milan...




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William Black