Trulli

Italy with Aunt Mina and Uncle Ron

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October 27th 2007
Dear Avery, I have just had a fabulous trip in Italy, visiting the Bay of Naples, Pompei, the Amalfi Coast and the beautiful town of Ravello. One whole day we toured Pompei. Then I drove with Aunt Mina and Uncle Ron to the area known as Puglia and we went biking, sometimes even in the rain! We visited groves of olive trees, took a cooking lesson, learned how to make homemade mozzarella cheese (yu ... read more

Europe » Italy

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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