the hike

Lovely Lake Como

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March 11th 2007
Wknd #3: The Northern Italian Lakes. Lake Como: come one, come all... twins, boy scouts... I'll admit that after such an unexpectadly AMAZING day at Lake Maggiore, I wasn't thrilled about leaving to come to Como. It was a bit chillier, and not quite as striking, but I still found some adventure... I woke up pretty early, again to a beautiful but chilly day in Como. After an e ... 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