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France and Italia

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June 28th 2008
From India, we arrived in Paris a few weeks ago, and spent a night there with Jess, Jamie and Renae, doing the typical things like Arch de Triumph, Eiffel Tower (all the way to the top!), Champs Elysees, eating pastries, drinking coffee, ... it was all very stylish and clean, compared to previous places, but we were a bit surprised that it was only about 20 degrees. Both men and women Paresians lo ... read more

Europe » Italy » Lombardy » Lake Como

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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