From the balcony...

Train and boat to Lake Como

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June 10th 2013
Geo: 45.9877, 9.26198Up early, and off to the train station. Train to Milan, then on to Como. Took the fast ferry to Bellagio and had lunch, before grabbing a taxi ride to our hotel, the Perno Panorama. What an awesome place, and the view from our room Is incredible.Drinks and snacks on the terrace, in the sun.Relaxing on the bed and catching up on the blogging.Dinner outside watching the sun ... 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