Up, up, up, ...

La famiglia goes hiking on Cinque Terre

---

June 17th 2011
No lying in today! We awoke expecting brilliant sunshine but were instead greeted by an overcast sky as we prepared for the long awaited trek along the Cinque Terre trail. This weather would later turn out to be advantageous as we avoided heatstroke, dehydration and sunburn (almost). The grand plan involved catching the free shuttle to the nearest train station, then purchasing all necessary t ... read more

Europe » Italy » Liguria » Cinque Terre

---

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