On the way to the hotel

To Venice via Assisi

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September 1st 2010
An early start as usual on travelling day. Barry and I sat at the front of the bus. Barry asked our bus driver Massimo if he has a brother called Rubens Barichello, as he looks and drives just like the racing driver! Of course Massimo said he is Rubens brother. On the way we stopped to view the Church of St Frances of Assisi. The church was lovely and the town had winding narrow streets full of s ... 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