old stairway going up to house above

June 20th 2011
Monday Just over two hours by train (15.40euros return) out of Rome is a beautiful city called Orvieto. Actually, there are many beautiful towns and cities as viewed from the train, but this is the one I chose to visit today, thanks to the blog of Miss Expatria again! Situated on the flat summit of a large butte of volcanic tuff. The site of the city is among the most dramatic in Europe, ... read more

Europe » Italy » Umbria » Orvieto

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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Cindy

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Hello, friends and interested readers. Time to head north again for the Australian winter. First stop Morocco where I will be joined by some friends for a short tour around the country. From there a few of us head north to Holland to purchase bicycles. Train on to Prague for a few days sightseeing, and then down to Cesky Krumlov - a beautiful and now one of my favorite places around the world. We then transfer bikes and our selves over to Regensberg in Germany to start our bike ride along the Danube River towpaths. Not sure how far we will get before some fly home out of Vienn... full info

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