The town of Assisi

This is the view when I turned around after taking the previous bird photo. The town of Assisi clings to this mountaintop. In the foreground the poles and doves are also part of the exhibit on World Peace

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Day Five (Wednesday)

June 28th 2006
Today's goal was to reach Rome. We were up early once again and again the breakfast sucked. No wonder I'm eating these big lunches everyday. We would be spending the next two nights just outside Rome at the ATA Domina Hotel. On the way to Rome we opted for a side excursion to visit Assisi. This is one of the prettiest abbeys in Europe. It takes up ... read more

Europe » Italy » Umbria » Assisi

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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