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TRIPPING AROUND

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December 26th 2010
TRIPPING We decided to take Bernie and Sharyn to our little town Pontremoli it was boxing day most things were shut. David and Bernie decided we would have a picnic (only because it would save them money). I can only describe the weather as bitter it was around -3 with the wind chill. I have never had so much fun on a picnic the kids actually ran around not to have fun but to stop the ... read more

Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Aulla

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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