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October 28th-31st

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November 3rd 2013
After driving into Asti to drop off Mom and Lynne at the train, we came back to La Terraza and packed the car ready to brave the auto route to Cinque Terre. We have truly enjoyed having a GPS and Suzie took us to the highway this time. You have to get a ticket on entry so that when you get off they know how much to charge you, it's disconcerting. I got to see the sights, the advantage of being ... read more

Europe » Italy » Liguria » Cinque Terre

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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