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At 6:00 PM May 1, 1998
Sunrise (local): 5:55 a.m. Sunset (local): 8:10 p.m.	Weather 63°F
Traveled Since Last Dispatch 25 mi / 40 km Cumulative Total 4248 mi / 6840 km	Lat: 45° 37' 37" N Lon: 13° 48' 19" E Elev: 230 ft / 70 m

Fast Facts

Where We Are: Trieste
Where We're Staying: an apartment at a rectory
Places We Visited: Instituto Magistrale G. Carducci, the city of Trieste and environs (Miramare Castle, Colle di San Giusto)
Featured Site: Miramare Castle
Person of the Day: students (and teacher) at the Instituto Magistrale G. Carducci (the Carducci School)
What We Ate:: Food of the Day: calzone; Breakfast: cornflakes, dry bread, rolls; Lunch: pizza; Dinner: pizza, spaghetti, and artichoke soup; Olive count: 2081
Word of the Day: "Bienvenuti (in Trieste)" means "welcome (to Trieste)" in Italian.
Tech Fact of the Day: Trieste is a coffee capital: Flat Count (Cumulative): 23; Broken Spoke Count (Cumulative): 29

Next Stop: San Giorgio di Nogaro

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