il Campo

As seen from shops looking down.

October 4th 2006
Day four was another whirlwind bus day. We are beginning to dislike the bus rides; way too long! We loaded up and headed to Siena for another day of sightseeing and food. Marzio could only drive us as far as the main parking area in the new part of town. We had to hoof it to the old town and the main sights. We first meandered our way to il Campo (the building with the tall bell tower) ... 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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"People don't take trips - trips take people." -John Steinbeck Pat finally graduated, and we are ready to end the vacation drought. Join our adventure as Italy takes us on a trip through a culinary week in historic Lucca, pesto lunch on the Cinque Terre, the canals of Venezia, ski boot manufacturing in Montebelluna, the beauty of Cernobbio on Lago di Como, roller coaster bus rides along the Amalfi Coast, and the Seven Hills of Roma. In between will be lots of opportunities for misadventure as we navigate the Italian rail system. Guaranteed, "the only way to be sure of catching a train ... full info

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