Zia Chiara's house

Visiting the Zia's

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April 6th 2009
Evy and I let the children sleep in this morning, and went for a walk to find the house of one of her Aunts, Chiara. After a bit of searching, we found the house and rang the bell. Zia Chiara and her late husband had live for some time in Canada before moving back to Italy and opening a grocery store in the village. She was very happy to see us and fixed us coffee. Her daughter, Sandra, is plannin ... read more

Europe » Italy » Friuli-Venezia Giulia

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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