Us on Rialto Bridge

The Bridge is covered (literally covered) with souvenir shops and stalls. Any other bit of spare space is taken up by tourists - even in February! Can only imagine how busy this place gets in summer - ick!

Masks, Glass and a City built on Water

February 17th 2008
Bonjourno from Venezia! Well we made it! After a relaxing restful night at Leeds Bradford Airport - not, we boarded our plane to Bergamo (town just outside of Milan) at 7am. Our 10 quid flights took off and landed very smoothly, we both slept the whole way as the plane chairs, while vinyl and from the 80’s were still a whole lot more comfy than those at the airport! We made our way successfully ... read more

Europe » Italy » Veneto » Venice

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

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