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Daniel and The Donkey

This is the first donkey we've met up close really and it has so much personality. She has been with the family since she was a baby and Giuseppe's son used to let her put her front legs over his shoulders and he would carry her on his back. She is, obviously, a little bigger now but still tries to do it to people. Trish was lucky as the donkey didn't think she was too bad but she seems to have a thing for men and in turn really hates women. She apparently doesn't let some women pass through the gate and down the path to the rest of the farm, so lots of people have to go a different way. When you go for a walk into town, she follows you down the path. Once you have to leave her behind the gate and walk beyond the boundary of the farm she carries on and makes that awful donkey noise for ages.
Lessons in Italian, Crime, Grime and way too much Pizza

March 19th 2008
From Rome we travelled south and further inland to experience a bit of Italia agroturismo on the outskirts of a small town named Sora. Italy is packed with these farmstays and we thought we’d chosen a “real” one - that is, one that was more into showcasing the natural beauty and produce of the region than squeezing as many Euros as they can out of visitors. It turns out our farmstay wasn’t ... read more
Europe » Italy » Campania » Sorrento

Italian Flag 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
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