Rocca Maggiore

April 16th 2011
Rising early it was off to find the bus up to Assisi, over time we have come to work out bus timetables in Italian so it was full steam ahead. Arriving in Assisi we were amazed at the richness of the colour of the stone work and the amazing Castle high on the hill above, while a bit of a walk it was well worth the effort. Again dating back to 1200 AD it served as protection for the abbey for centu ... 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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Kiwis On The Move - Mark, Pam, Bree & Zac

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March 2011 - Mark, Pam & Bree, leaving New Zealand for 3 months overseas. Visiting UK, Europe, USA and finishing with a cruise in the Mexican riveria. May 2012 - Mark, Pam & Zac leaving New Zealand for 5 weeks overseas. Visiting Hong Kong, Turkey, UK, France & Italy. May 2014 - Mark & Pam leave New Zealand for 6 weeks overseas where we will visit Dubai, Germany, Austria, Istanbul, Athens, Mykonos, Venice, board a cruise ship for 8 nights and cruise the Med and finish with a Singapore stopover. ... full info

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