A prayer

In Santa Maria della Salute (which was a lovely Baroque church), I lit a votive for my health, in other words, my dissertation. :)

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Ciao Bella! Off to a good start...

August 5th 2008
Monday (lunedi) I had a nice lunch with Julie, my fellow American, and we chatted about raggazzi (guys) and enjoyed some overpriced pizza because it was next to the Accademia and right on the banks of the Grand Canal. Afterwards, I went to classes, where I was relieved to find out that I was now in a group more, um, suited to my abilities. I had some homework to do (allora!) and I had a late strol ... 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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