Sirmione wharf

Lake Garda- Italy

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September 6th 2010
Blog 4: The Italian Lakes: Lake Garda Buongiorno to blogees who have survived our blogs to this point, thanks for sticking with it. Someone asked when we get the time to do this. Well because the netbook is portable we can use it in airports, on trains, at stations and after we return from dinner in the evening. It is an excellent distraction at these places. Day 1 Short train trip ... 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