Our drive begins

Lago di Resia

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August 11th 2008
We had one weekend off during camp, and so a bunch of us counselors drove to a lake in the very northern part of Italy, with a fascinating history. I was going to write some of it here, but I will just take the shortcut and give the link to the Wikipedia article if you want some background on this cool place. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Resia ... read more

Europe » Italy » Trentino Alto Adige » Bolzano

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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