Tag Archives: Massawa

Why You Didn’t See the Image I Wanted to Use

Posted on August 20, 2015 by toritto

The Hotel Torino in Wiki Commons Yesterday those folks who waste their valuable time reading me got a glimpse of my youth; 22 year old Toritto defending the nation in Eritrea while at the beach in Massawa and sipping drinks … Continue reading →

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Toritto at the Hotel Torino – 1965

Posted on August 19, 2015 by toritto

Welcome to the Hotel Torino! No not in Turin. In Eritrea. First you need some background on how geeky Toritto wound up in Eritrea in 1964. No surprise. We had troops there. We have troops everywhere. One Spring day while … Continue reading →

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Dancing to Perfidia

Posted on May 11, 2015 by toritto

The Hotel Torino – Massawa, Eritrea built by the Fascists when Eritrea was an Italian colony.  In 1960 it had a roof top bar; 20 year old Toritto spent two years in Eritrea and had many a drink on the … Continue reading →

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