Lake Como - HIking Pic 5

The man pictured here with his son lives in this Riffugio with his wife. They gave us a gratis shot of a local Schnaaps like drink for the trip down. That gesture of kindness was probably my favorite part of the hike.

Italy- Milan, Lake Como, Venice, Dolomite

May 2nd 2007
Italy - Milan, Lake Como, Dolomites and VeniceDave B 5-2-07 I had laid down for about 15 minutes when the guy that had been missing came back. Not sure what he had been doing the whole time, but whatever it was he was done doing it and was back. All of the sudden our door was opened and this uniformed lady said something. The Italian guys snatched there identification then I realized she had said ... 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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