St. Marks Basilica

A few days ago . . .

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June 4th 2007
So we made it to Greece, how exciting! The boat, pretty much a low end cruise ship, was amazing! It felt so good to just relax and enjoy the sun . . . the only dissappointment? Greeks do not know how to make coffee the way the Italians do! They just don't appreciate the last of good coffee like the Italians . . . I know that's the first thing I'll get when we get back to Italy! (by the way, this ... 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