Building in Torcello

Venice day two

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October 2nd 2007
Buon giorno from Venice! Another beautiful sunny day here - the locals actually took their jackets off but left on the long sleeves, scarves, jeans and boots (Tammy has said several times she looks like a "fashion zero" compared to them...) This morning after a brisk and winding walk through a confusing maze of alleys, we made it to San Marco Piazza to catch our tour boat to Murano, Burano and ... 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