The basilica bells

The bells in the basilica bell tower at Aquiliea

Portogruaro, Da Vinci College, mill and church, Aquileia

May 24th 2011
The first stop today was a visit to the L.Da Vinci Technical College that Piero is Bursar for. We were met by a bright and bubbly English speaking teacher who had organised 6 of the best boys/young men to show us around. We were given the "Royal Tour". The boys were shy at first and not game to try their English but they soon loosened up with some questioning about their work and projects at th ... 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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These blogs were started to record our Europe May to August 2011 trip. The Blogs were great for us to diary each day, for others to follow and for us to review when back home. Several have been published into personal books. And so it has continued adding: Europe - Italy,Switzerland, France, 2011 The Hurunui High Country Walk 2011. Tasmania 2012 Europe 2013 - Austria, Switzerland, France and Ireland. Alps2Ocean and Clutha Bike Trails 2014 A Christmas in Switzerland and Germany 2014 Biking the Danube, the Italian Dolomites and Austrian Lakes 2015 Vancouver, Lake Chelan (Washington S... full info

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