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A day on the slopes in Cortina Italy (Day Two)

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March 9th 2009
As we woke up and were getting ready for a day of boarding we looked at the window and were trying to figure out why it was so dark out. Turns out it was snowing, talk about a great start to the day and week! Once we were finally all ready and got some breakfast we headed to the ski pass place to buy our lift tickets and then over to the rental place to get some boards. The ski pass were very uniq ... read more

Europe » Italy » Veneto » Cortina d'Ampezzo

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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