gorgeous scenery at st johann

st johann as well

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July 2nd 2005
sorry it's been a while since my last update and this one will be short. i'm in expensive internet country and frustrating keyboards again. the rest of st johann was amazing. just really nice to take it easy and have a look around the countryside. i did end up going paragliding and it was amazing!!!! probably the best thing i've ever done. it was so relaxing and just an indescribable feeling of fl ... read more

Europe » Italy » Veneto » Venice

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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