Crossing the Alps

Finally we're on our way

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May 16th 2015
I booked the airline tickets last August and began planning in December. This may sound a little OCD, but it's my way of enjoying at trip before I get on a plane. I can't say I'm looking forward to the overnight flight after a recent red-eye from Seattle to Boston, but I'm excited that in about 18 hours I'll be in Italy. ... read more

Europe » Italy » Veneto » Padua

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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