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Lake Garda, Sirmione, and Verona

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May 14th 2008
Monday was a sleep-in day for almost everzone. Lunch was good. I had pizza and deer carpaccio; the latter was a new thing for me. Afterward, several of us wanted to do laundry. Apparently, laundromats are unheard of in that part of Italy, so we wound up doing a couple loads at a neighboring hotel. Appliances run much more slowly here. The afternoon was spent in town. We sang in public once ... read more

Europe » Italy » Trentino Alto Adige

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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