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so here we are in Friuli tucked away in a remote corner of the Alpine foothills in northeastern Italy at a little restaurant I hafta admit that when I travel history is not the first thing on my mind food and wine are and thats what sold me on Friuli it is famous as a source of some of Italys best white wines we went primarily in search of wines unaware that we soon would make a culinary detour occupying the extreme northeast corner of Italy Friulis scenery ranges from rugged coastline along the eastern border to placid plains in the west and the majestic Alps in the north where Italy butts up against Austria directly to the south is Venice just a little more than an hour and a half away though off the beaten tourist track Friuli is hard in the path of history standing at one of the major crossroads between Western Europe and the East it was conquered by just about everyone who passed by as a result things look different here rather than the familiar cultural overlay of most of Italy the central European influence is readily apparent in Friuli the architecture tends more toward Austrian grandeur than Tuscan simplicity here youll find gray stone castles rather than sun drenched villas the people look different too taller and blonder than southern Italians and with plenty of German and Central European surnames

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so here we are in Friuli did I say that right Friuli tucked away in a remote corner of the Alpine foothills in northeastern Italy at a little restaurant I hafta admit that when I travel history is not the first thing on my mind food and wine are here and thats what sold me on Friuli it is famous as a source of some of Italys best white wines we went primarily in search of wines unaware that we soon would make a culinary detour occupying the extreme northeast corner of Italy Friulis scenery ranges from rugged coastline along the eastern border to placid plains in the west and the majestic Alps in the north where Italy butts up against Austria directly to the south is Venice just a little more than an hour and a half away though off the beaten tourist track Friuli is hard in the path of history standing at one of the major crossroads between Western Europe and the East it was conquered by just about everyone who passed by as a result things look different here rather than the familiar cultural overlay of most of Italy the central European influence is readily apparent in Friuli the architecture tends more toward Austrian grandeur than Tuscan simplicity here youll find gray stone castles rather than sundrenched villas the people look different too taller and blonder than southern Italians and with plenty of German and Central European surnames reading adult level xxx

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so here we are in Friuli tucked away in a remote corner of the Alpine foothills in northeastern Italy at a little restaurant I hafta admit that when I travel history is not the first thing on my mind food and wine are and thats what sold me on Friuli it is famous as a source of some of Italys best white wines we went primarily in search of wines unaware that we soon would make a culinary detour occupying the extreme northeast corner of Italy Friulis scenery ranges from rugged coastline along the eastern border to placid plains in the west and the majestic Alps in the north where Italy butts up against Austria directly to the south is Venice just a little more than an hour and a half away though off the beaten tourist track Friuli is hard in the path of history standing at one of the major crossroads between Western Europe and the East it was conquered by just about everyone who passed by as a result things look different here rather than the familiar cultural overlay of most of Italy the central European influence is readily apparent in Friuli the architecture tends more toward Austrian grandeur than Tuscan simplicity here youll find gray stone castles rather than sun drenched villas the people look different too taller and blonder than southern Italians and with plenty of German and Central European surnames

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so here we are in Friuli tucked away in a remote corner of the Alpine foothills in northeastern Italy at a little restaurant . I hafta admit that when I travel history is not the first thing on my mind . food and wine are . and that's what sold me on Friuli . it is famous as a source of some of Italy's best white wines . we went primarily in search of wines unaware that we soon would make a culinary detour . occupying the extreme northeast corner of Italy Friuli's scenery ranges from rugged coastline along the eastern border to placid plains in the west and the majestic Alps in the north where Italy butts up against Austria . directly to the south is Venice just a little more than an hour and a half away . though off the beaten tourist track Friuli is hard in the path of history . standing at one of the major crossroads between Western Europe and the East it was conquered by just about everyone who passed by . as a result things look different here . rather than the familiar cultural overlay of most of Italy, the central European influence is readily apparent in Friuli . the architecture tends more toward Austrian grandeur than Tuscan simplicity . here you'll find gray stone castles rather than sun drenched villas . the people look different too taller and blonder than southern Italians, and with plenty of German and Central European surnames .

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so here we are in Friuli tucked away in a remote corner of the Alpine foothills in northeastern Italy at a little restaurant I hafta admit that when I travel history is not the first thing on my mind food and wine are and thats what sold me on Friuli it is famous as a source of some of Italys best white wines we went primarily in search of wines unaware that we soon would make a culinary detour occupying the extreme northeast corner of Italy Friulis scenery ranges from rugged coastline along the eastern border to placid plains in the west and the majestic Alps in the north where Italy butts up against Austria directly to the south is Venice just a little more than an hour and a half away though off the beaten tourist track Friuli is hard in the path of history standing at one of the major crossroads between Western Europe and the East it was conquered by just about everyone who passed by as a result things look different here rather than the familiar cultural overlay of most of Italy the central European influence is readily apparent in Friuli the architecture tends more toward Austrian grandeur than Tuscan simplicity here youll find gray stone castles rather than sun drenched villas the people look different too taller and blonder than southern Italians and with plenty of German and Central European surnames

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so here we are in Friuli tucked away in a remote corner of the Alpine foothills in northeastern Italy at a little restaurant . I hafta admit that when I travel history is not the first thing on my mind . food and wine are . and that's what sold me on Friuli . it is famous as a source of some of Italy's best white wines . we went primarily in search of wines unaware that we soon would make a culinary detour . occupying the extreme northeast corner of Italy Friuli's scenery ranges from rugged coastline along the eastern border to placid plains in the west and the majestic Alps in the north where Italy butts up against Austria . directly to the south is Venice just a little more than an hour and a half away . though off the beaten tourist track Friuli is hard in the path of history . standing at one of the major crossroads between Western Europe and the East it was conquered by just about everyone who passed by . as a result things look different here . rather than the familiar cultural overlay of most of Italy, the central European influence is readily apparent in Friuli . the architecture tends more toward Austrian grandeur than Tuscan simplicity . here you'll find gray stone castles rather than sun drenched villas . the people look different too taller and blonder than southern Italians, and with plenty of German and Central European surnames .

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so here we are in Friuli tucked away in a remote corner of the Alpine in northeastern Italy at a little restaurant I hafta admit that when I travel history is not the first thing on my mind food and wine are and thats what sold me on Friuli it is famous as a source of some of Italys best white wines we went primarily in search of wines unaware that we soon would make a culinary detour occupying the extreme northeast corner Friulis scenery ranges from rugged coastline along the eastern border to placid plains in the west and the majestic Alps in the north where Italy butts up against Australia directly to the south is Venice just a little more than an hour and a half away though off the beaten tourist tourist track Friuli is hard is hard in the path of history standing at one of the major crossroads between Western Europe and the East it was conquered by just about everyone who passed by as a result things look different here rather than the familiar cultural overlay of most of Italy the central European influence is readily apparent in Friuli the architecture tren tends the architecture tends more towards Australian grandeur than Tuscan simplicity here youll find gray stone castles rather than sun drenched villas the people look different too taller and blonder than southern Italians and with plenty of German and Central European surnames

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Harriet Tubman lived mmost of her life working to free her people as a young slave she ran away to the north but frequently she returned to the south to help other slaves escape she became a famous llleader of the underground railroad a secret network of households that provided food and shelter to runaway slaves Harriet led groups of slaves from one point to another on the perilous journey north they traveled only after nightfall hiding during the day in basements fields and forests Harriet was a master of tricks and disguises and at ooone time a reward for forty thousand was offered for her capture her daring rescues helped hundreds of slaves escape to frfrfreedom aaas she once said I nnever lost a passenger

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so here we are in Friuli tucked away in a remote corner of the Alpine foothills in northeastern Italy at a little restaurant I hafta admit that when I travel history is not the first thing on my mind food and wine are and thats what sold me on Friuli it is famous as a source of some of Italys best white wines we went primarily in search of wines unaware that we soon would make a culinary detour occupying the extreme northeast corner of Italy Friulis scenery ranges from rugged coastline along the eastern border to placid plains in the west and the majestic Alps in the north where Italy butts up against Austria directly to the south is Venice just a little more than an hour and a half away though off the beaten tourist track Friuli is hard in the path of history standing at one of the major crossroads between Western Europe and the East it was conquered by just about everyone who passed by as a result things look different here rather than the familiar cultural overlay of most of Italy the central European influence is readily apparent in Friuli the architecture tends more toward Austrian grandeur than Tuscan simplicity here youll find gray stone castles rather than sun drenched villas the people look different too taller and blonder than southern Italians and with plenty of German and Central European surnames

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okay go go alright go ahead so here we are in Friuli tucked away in a remote corner of the Alpine foothills in northeastern Italy at a little restaurant I hafta admit that when I travel history is not the first thing on my mind food and wine are and thats what sold me on Friuli it is famous as a source of some of Italys best white wines we went primarily in search of wines unaware that we soon would make a culinary detour occupying the extreme northeast corner of Italy Friulis scenery ranges from rugged coastline along the eastern border to placid plains in the west and the majestic Alps in the north where Italy butts up against Austria directly to the south is Venice just a little more than an hour and a half away though off the beaten tourist track Friuli is hard in the path of history standing at one of the major crossroads between Western Europe and the East it was conquered by just about everyone who passed by as a result things look different here rather than the familiar cultural overlay of most of Italy the central European influence is readily apparent in Friuli the architecture tends more toward Austrian grandeur than Tuscan simplicity here youll find gray stone castles rather than sun drenched villas the people look different too taller and blonder than southern Italians and with plenty of German and Central European surnames great thats perfect

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so here we are in Friuli tucked away in a remote corner of the Alpine foothills in northeastern Italy at a little restaurant I hafta admit that when I travel history is not the first thing on my mind food and wine are and thats what sold me on Friuli it is famous as a source of some of Italys best white wines we went primarily in search of wines unaware that we soon would make a culinary detour occupying the extreme northeast corner of Italy Friulis scenery ranges from rugged coastline along the eastern border to placid plains in the west and the majestic Alps in the north where Italy butts up against Austria directly to the south is Venice just a little more than an hour and a half away though off the beaten tourist track Friuli is hard in the path of history standing at one of the major crossroads between Western Europe and the East it was conquered by just about everyone who passed by as a result things look different here rather than the familiar cultural overlay of most of Italy the central European influence is readily apparent in Friuli the architecture tends more toward Austrian grandeur than Tuscan simplicity here youll find gray stone castles rather than sundrenched villas the people look different too taller and blonder than southern Italians and with plenty of German and Central European surnames

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so here we are in Friuli Friuli tucked away in a remote corner of the Alpine foothills in northeastern Italy at a little restaurant I hafta admit that when I travel history is not the first thing on my mind food and wine are and thats what sold me on Friuli it is famous as a source of some of Italys best white wines we went primarily in search of wines unaware that we soon would make a culinary detour occupying the extreme northeast corner of Italy Friulis scenery ranges from rugged coastline along the eastern border to uh placid plains in the west and the majestic Alps in the north where Italy butts up against Austria directly to the south is Venice just a little more than an hour and a half away though off the beaten tourist track Friuli is hard in the path of history standing at one of the major crossroads between Western Europe and the East it was conquered by just about everyone who passed by as a result things look different here rather than the familiar cultural overlay of most of Italy the central European influence is readily apparent in Friuli the architecture tends more toward Austrian grandeur than Tuscan simplicity simplicity here youll find gray stone castles rather than sun drenched villas the people look different too taller and blonder than southern Italians and with plenty of German and Central European surnames

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so so here we are in Friuli tucked away in a remote corner of the Alpine foothills in northeastern IIIIIIItaly at a little restaurant I I hafta admit that when I travel history is not the first thing on my mind food and wine are and thats what sold me on Friuli it is famous as a source of some of Italys best white wines we went primarily in search of wines unaware that we soon would make a culinary detour oooooooccupying the extreme northeast corner of IIIIIIIIIIItaly Friulis ssssssssscenery ranges from rugged coastline along the eastern border to to placid plains in the west and the majestic Alps iiiiiiin the north where IItaly butts up against AuAustria directly to the south is VVVVVVVenice just a little more than an hour and a half away though off the beaten tourist tract track FFFFriuli is hard in the path of of history standing at one of the major crossroads between Western Europe and the east is was conquered by just about everyone who passed by as a result things look d things look different here rather than the ffamiliar cultural overlay of most of IIIIIIIIIIIIItaly the the central European influence is readily apparent in Friuli the thththe architecture tends more towards more toward AuAuAustrian gragragrandeur than Tuscan ssssssssssssimplicity here you find grey stone castles rather than sun drenched vvvvvvvvillas the the people look ddddifferent too taller and b and aaand blonder than southern IItalians and with plenty of German and Central European sssssssurnames

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so here we are in Friuli tucked away in a remote corner of the Alpine foothills in northeastern Italy at a little restaurant I hafta admit that when I travel history is not the first thing on my mind food and wine are and thats what sold me on Friuli it is famous as a source of some of Italys best white wines we went primarily in search of wines unaware that we soon would make a culinary detour occupying the extreme northeast corner of Italy Friulis scenery ranges from rugged coastline along the eastern border to placid plains in the west and the majestic Alps in the north where Italy butts up against Austria directly to the south is Venice just a little more than an hour and a half away though off the beaten tourist track Friuli is hard in the path of history standing at one of the major crossroads between Western Europe and the East it was conquered by just about everyone who passed by as a result things look different here rather than the familiar cultural overlay of most of Italy the central European influence is readily apparent in Friuli the architecture tends more toward Austrian grandeur than Tuscan simplicity here youll find gray stone castles rather than sun drenched villas the people look different too taller and blonder than southern Italians and with plenty of German and Central European surnames

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and I can just start whenever and I read the whole thing okay so here we are in Friuli tucked away in a remote corner of the Alpine foothills in northeastern Italy at a little restaurant I hafta admit that when I travel history is not the first thing on my mind food and wine are and thats what sold me on Friuli is am I saying that right I have no idea okay like I said I didnt write it good to know it is famous as a source of some of Italys best white wines we went primarily in search of wines unaware that we soon would make a culinary detour occupying the extreme northeast corner of Italy Friulis scenery ranges from rugged coastline along the eastern border to placid plains in the west and the majestic Alps in the north where Italy butts up against Austria directly to the south is Venice just a little more than an hour and a half away though off the beaten tourist track Friuli is hard in the path of history standing at one of the major crossroads between Western Europe and the East it was conquered by just about everyone who passed by as a result things look different here rather than the familiar cultural overlay of most of Italy the central European influence is readily apparent in Friuli the architecture tends more toward Austrian grandeur than Tuscan simplicity here youll find gray stone castles rather than sun drenched villas the people look different too taller and blonder than southern Italians and with plenty of German and Central European surnames great okay

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so here we are in Friuli tucked away in a remote corner of the Alpine foothills in northeastern Italy at a little restaurant I hafta admit that when I travel history is not the first thing on my mind food and wine are and thats what sold me on Friuli it is famous as a source of some of Italys best white wines we went primarily in search of wines unaware that we soon would make a ccccccccccculinary dededededetour occupying the extreme northeast corner of Italy Friulis scenery ranges from rugged coastlines along the eastern border to placid plains in the west and the majestic Alps in the north where Italy butts up against AAAAAAAAAAAAAAustria directly to the south is VVVVVVVVVVenice just a little more than an hour and a half away though off the beaten tttttourist track Friuli is hard in the path of history standing at one of the major crossroads between Western Europe and the East is was conquered by just about eeveryone who passed by as a result things look ddddifferent here rather than the familiar cultural overlay of most of Italy the central European influence is readily apparent in Friuli the architecture tends more toward Austrian grandeur than Tuscan simplicity here youll find grey stone castles rather than sun drenched villas the people look ddifferent too taller and blonder than southern Italians and with plenty of German and Central European surnames

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so here we are in FFFriuli tucked away in a remote corner of the Alpine fffoothills in nnortheastern Italy at a little restaurant I hafta admit that when I travel history is not the first thing on my mind fffood and wine are and thats what ssold me on Friuli it is a fffffffamous as as a ssource of some of Italys best white wines we went pprimarily in search of wines unaware that that we soon would make a culinary detour ooccupying the extreme northeast corner of Italy FFriulis scenery ranges from rugged coastline along the eastern bbborder to placid plains in the west and the majestic Alps in the north where Ittaly butts up against Austria dirdddirectly to the south is VVVenice just a little more than an hour and a half away though off the beaten tourist track FFFriuli is hard in the path of history standing at one of the major crossroads bebetween Western Europe and the East it was conquered by just ababout everyone who passed by as a result things look different here rather than the fffamiliar culcultural overlay of most of Italy the cccentral European iinfluence is readily apparent in Friuli the architecture tends more towards Austrian grandeur than Tuscan simpliciity here youll find the gray stone castles rather than the sun drenched vvillas the people look different too taller and blonder than southern Italians and with plenty of German and Central European sssurnames

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alright Im John Moore for take two reading this so here we are in Friuli tucked away in a remote corner of the Alpine foothills in northeastern Italy at a little restaurant I hafta admit that when I travel history is not the first thing on my mind food and wine are and thats what sold me on Friuli it is famous as a source of some of Italys best white wines we went primarily in search of wines unaware that we soon would make a culinary detour occupying the extreme northeast corner of Italy Friulis scenery ranges from rugged coastline along the eastern border to placid plains in the west and the majestic Alps in the north where Italy butts up against Austria directly to the south is Venice just a little more than an hour and a half away though off the beaten tourist track Friuli is hard in the path of history standing at one of the major crossroads between Western Europe and the East it was conquered by just about everyone who passed by as a result things look different here rather than the familiar cultural overlay of most of Italy the central European influence is readily apparent in Friuli the architecture tends more toward Austrian grandeur than Tuscan simplicity here youll find gray stone castles rather than sun drenched villas the people look different too taller and blonder than southern Italians and with plenty of German and Central European surnames there we go that was it

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um we must not mess with nature there was once on the sea shore a sea shell which had a strange power this sea shell had a pearl in its center the pearl had this power the shell belonged to a magician who lived in a cabin the cabin was hidden in a cave that could be seen when the sea retreated the cave was full of treasures that no one had ever explored one day a man ventured into this cave he discovered a small rock on a small rock a chest he opened it and found a pearl it was the same pearl as that of the shell she was as bright as the sun the man took the pearl between his fingers the pearl began to turn red and the man burned his hand he understood that he must not mess with nature but respect it it was one of the treasures of the cave

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oh uh Harriet Tubman lived most of her life working to free her people as a young slave she ran away to the north but frequently she returned to the south to help other slaves escape she became a famous leader of the underground railroad a secret network of households that provided food and shelter to runaway slaves Harriet led groups of slaves from one point to another on the perilous journey north they traveled only after nightfall hiding during the day in basements fields and forests Harriet was a master of tricks and disguises and at one time a reward of forty thousand dollars was offered for her capture her daring rescues helped hundreds of slaves escape to freedom as she once said I have never lost a passenger

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okay okay um Sweenys department store was having its twentieth anniversary celebration on May third and was planning an enormous sales promotion certain sections of the store were having tremendous sales especially the dress department the jewelry department and the furniture department inorderto prepare the store workman were moving busily around carrying lumbar and sawing and hammering they were creating signs displays and shelving for the products going on sale a newspaper campaign was planned in which the products would be featured the stores owners hoped that customers would come to celebrate the twenty years of service to the community and also take advantage offered in many departments they were planning to give away door prizes on each one of the seven floors perfect thank you

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Sweenys department store was having 0a twentieth celebration on may third I was planning an enormous sales production certain sections of the store were having tremendous sales especially the dress department the jewelery department and furniture department inorderto prepare the store workmen were moving busily around carrying lumber and sawing and hammering they were creating signs displays and shelving for their products going on sale a newspaper campaign was planned in which the products would be featured the stores owners hoped the customers would come to celebrate the twenty years of service to the community and also take would advantage of the bargains offered in many departments they were planning to give away door prizes at each one of the seven floors

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so here we are in Friuli tucked away in a remote corner of the Alpine foothills in northeastern Italy at a little restaurant I hafta admit that when I travel history is not the first thing on my mind food and wine are and thats what sold me on Friuli it is famous as a source of some of Italys best white wines we went primarily in search of wines unaware that we soon would make a culinary detour occupying the extreme northeast corner of Italy Friulis scenery ranges from rugged coastline along the eastern border to placid plains in the west and the majestic Alps in the north where Italy butts up against Austria directly to the south is Venice just a little more than an hour and a half away though off the beaten tourist track Friuli is hard in the path of history standing at one of the major crossroads between Western Europe and the East it was conquered by just about everyone who passed by as a result things look different here rather than the familiar cultural overlay of most of Italy the central European influence is readily apparent in Friuli the architecture tends more toward Austrian grandeur than Tuscan simplicity here youll find gray stone castles rather than sun drenched villas the people look different too taller and blonder than southern Italians and with plenty of German and Central European surnames

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so here we are in Friuli tucked away in a remote corner of the Alpine foothills in northeastern Italy at a little restaurant I hafta admit that when I travel history is not the first thing on my mind food and wine are and thats what sold me on Friuli it is famous as a source of some of Italys best white wines we went primarily in search of wines unaware that we soon would make a culinary detour occupying the extreme northeast corner of Italy Friulis scenery ranges from rugged coastline along the eastern border to placid plains in the west and the majestic Alps in the north where Italy butts up against Austria directly to the south is Venice just a little more than an hour and a half away though off the beaten tourist track Friuli is hard in the path of history standing at one of the major crossroads between Western Europe and the East it was conquered by just about everyone who passed by as a result things look different here rather than the familiar cultural overlay of most of Italy the central European influence is readily apparent in Friuli the architecture tends more toward Austrian grandeur than Tuscan simplicity here youll find gray stone castles rather than sundrenched villas the people look different too taller and blonder than southern Italians and with plenty of German and Central European surnames

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Harriet Truman uh live it lived most of her life working to free her people as a young slave she ran away to the north frequently she would turn to the south to help others slaves escape she became a famous leader of the underground railroad a secret network of households that provided food and shelter to runaway slaves Harriet led ggroups of slaves from one point to another on perilous journey north they traveled only after after nightfall hiding during during the day in basements fields and forests Harriet was a master of tricks and disguises and at one point a reward of forty thousand dollars was offered for her capture her daring rescues helped hundreds of slaves escape escape to freedom as she once said I never lost a passenger

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so here we are in Friuli tucked away in a rrremote corner of the Apline foothills in northeastern Italy at a little restaurant I hafta admit that when I travel history is not the first thing on my mind food and wine are and thats what sold me on Friuli it is a it is famous as a source of some of Italys best white wines we went primarily in search of wines unaware that we soon would make a culinary detour occupying the extreme northeast corner of Italy Friulis scenery ranges from rugged coastline along the eastern border to placid plains in the west and the majestic Alps in the north where Italy butts up against Austria directly to the to the south is Venice just a little more than an hour and a half away though off the beaten tourist track Friuli is hard in the path of history standing at one of the major crossroads between Western Europe and the East it was conquered by just about everyone who passed by as a result things look different here rather than the familiar cultural overlay of most of Italy the central European influence is rreadily apparent in Friuli the architecture tends more toward Austrian grandeur than Tuscan simplicity here youll find gray stone castles rather than sun drenched villas the people look different too taller and blonder than southern Italians and with plenty of German and Central European surnames

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so here we are in Friuli tucked away in a remote corner of the Alpine foothills in northeastern Italy at a little restaurant I hafta admit that when I travel history is not the first thing on my mind food and wine are and thats what sold me on Friuli it is famous as a source of some of Italys best white wines we went primarily in search of wines unaware that we soon would make a culinary detour occupying the extreme northeast corner of Italy Friulis scenery ranges from rugged coastline along the eastern border to placid plains in the west and the majestic Alps in the north where Italy butts up against Austria directly to the south is Venice just a little more than an hour and a half away though off the beaten tourist track Friuli is hard in the path of history standing at one of the major crossroads between Western Europe and the East it was conquered by just about everyone who passed by as a result things look different here rather than the familiar cultural overlay of most of Italy the central European influence is readily apparent in Friuli the architecture tends more toward Austrian grandeur than Tuscan simplicity here youll find gray stone castles rather than sun drenched villas the people look different too taller and blonder than southern Italians and with plenty of German and Central European surnames

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so here we are in Friuli tucked away in a remote corner of the Alpine foothills in northeastern Italy at a little restaurant I hafta admit that when I travel history is not the first thing on my mind mind food and wine are and thats what sold me on Friuli it is famous as a source of some of Italys best white wines we went primarily in search of wines unaware that we soon would make a c a culinary detour occupying the extreme northeast corner of Italy Friulis scenery ranges from rugged coastline along the eastern border to placid plains in the west and the majestic Alps in the north where Italy butts up against Austria directly to the south is Venice just a little more than an hour and a half away though off the beaten tourist track Friuli is hard in the path of history standing at one of the major crossroads between Western Europe and the East it was conquered by just about everyone who passed by as a result things look different here rather than the familiar cultural overlay of most of Italy the central European influence is readily apparent in Friuli the architecture tends more toward Austrian grandeur than Tuscan simplicity here youll find gray stone castles rather than sun drenched villas the people look different too taller and blonder than southern Italians and with plenty of German and Central European surnames if I tttalked like that I wouldnt be here

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so here we are in Friuli tucked away in a remote corner of the Alpine foothills in northeastern Italy at a little restaurant I hafta admit that when I travel history is not the first thing on my mind food and wine are and thats what sold me on Friuli it is famous as a source of some of Italys best white wines we went primarily in search of wines unaware that we soon would make a culinary detour occupying the extreme northeast corner of Italy Friulis scenery ranges from rugged coastline along the eastern border to placid plains in the west and the majestic Alps in the north where Italy butts up against Austria directly to the south is Venice just a little more than an hour and a half away though off the beaten tourist track Friuli is hard in the path of history standing at one of the major crossroads between Western Europe and the East it was conquered by just about everyone who passed by as a result things look different here rather than the familiar cultural overlay of most of Italy the central European influence is readily apparent in Friuli the architecture tends more toward Austrian grandeur than Tuscan simplicity here youll find gray stone castles rather than sun drenched villas the people look different too taller and blonder than southern Italians and with plenty of German and Central European surnames

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so here we are in Friuli tucked away in a remote corner of the Alpine foothills in northeastern Italy at a little restaurant I hafta admit that when I travel history is not the first thing on my mind food and wine are and thats what sold me on Friuli it is famous as a source of some of Italys best white wines we went primarily in search of wines unaware that we soon would make a culinary detour occupying the extreme northeast corner of Italy Friulis scenery ranges from rugged coastline along the eastern border to placid plains in the west and the majestic Alps in the north where Italy butts up against Austria directly to the south is Venice just a little more than an hour and a half away though off the beaten tourist track Friuli is hard in the path of history standing at one of the major crossroads between Western Europe and the East it was conquered by just about everyone who passed by as a result things look different here rather than the familiar cultural overlay of most of Italy the central European influence is readily apparent in Friuli the architecture tends more toward Austrian grandeur than Tuscan simplicity here youll find gray stone castles rather than sun drenched villas the people look different too taller and blonder than southern Italians and with plenty of German and Central European surnames