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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]
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] Blog: Trip to Gardone, Val Trompia
Date: April 20th 2012
Uploading photos has been difficult, so yesterday’s comment about the scarf salesman appears in today’s photos. Rainy and chilly, again. The umbrella purchase is paying off. Evidently March was wonderful here, in the 80s, but not now. Everyone is in their winter attire, down jackets, scarves, and hats. Today, we rode a bus up to Gardone, Val Trompia, city in a valley north of B ... read more
Date: April 20th 2012
Uploading photos has been difficult, so yesterday’s comment about the scarf salesman appears in today’s photos. Rainy and chilly, again. The umbrella purchase is paying off. Evidently March was wonderful here, in the 80s, but not now. Everyone is in their winter attire, down jackets, scarves, and hats. Today, we rode a bus up to Gardone, Val Trompia, city in a valley north of B ... read more
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