Our view in Umbria...perfect!

Italy - Como, Lucca, Pisa, Florence, Umbria, Rome, Venice

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September 20th 2007
Ahh Italy...land of food and wine...and people who should NOT be in the tourist industry. I've been dreaming of Italy ever since my 6th grade history project, where I paper-mached a 3-D boot and cooked my classmates spaghetti and served them sparkling grape juice. Here's a brief account of our lovely 23 days in Italy. First Stop - Lago de Como I wanted to run into Clooney, but he was nowhere ... read more

Europe » Italy

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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