Goodbye to Perugia Photo 2

Goodbye to Perugia

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May 20th 2010
Bon Journo! Today we were suppose to have a beautiful, relaxing day at Lake Trasimene and take a boat out to Maggoirre Island. It was a beautiful day as we left the hostel this morning and headed to the “mini metro” which we took to the train station. We hopped on the train for what we thought was to be a 30 minute train ride. When it time to get off for at the little town next to the lake ... read more

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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