Miles upon mile of Girasoles

On the two and a half hour drive from Assisi to Rome we passed from Umbria into the Lazio region. All along the Autostrada were field full of sunflowers. The Italian name for them is "Girasole" which literally means "moving sun".

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

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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

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