A View from the Top

Here I am at the peak of Mount Grappa (1700+ meters). The ride was treacherous and exhilarating! And the cool breezes at the top were a welcomed relief.

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Day 12: Cima Grappa

May 25th 2009
I moved up to the 8:00 teaching section. Even though I have given up my leisurely mornings and last-minute prep time, I am going to enjoy having the whole day ahead of me starting at 9:30 It had rained last night—not too hard, but enough to clear up the air a little. The skies were the brightest and clearest I have seen them since I arrived. It didn’t rain enough, however, to snap this heat w ... read more

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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

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