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2 unusual facts about The Innocents Abroad


Lubya

Mark Twain mentioned it in his 1869 travel book, "The Innocents Abroad": "We jogged along peacefully over the great caravan route from Damascus to Jerusalem and Egypt, past Lubia and other Syrian hamlets, perched, in the unvarying style, upon the summit of steep mounds and hills, and fenced round about with giant cactuses".

Riviera di Chiaia

Mark Twain calls this street "Riviere di Chiaja" in his book The Innocents Abroad.



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