The floating city

Those blasted pigeons...

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June 1st 2006
I swear they're everywhere. Pigeons. At San Marco, flying over your head by the Rialto, visiting you at the Doge's Palace, and even at the Accademia, whiel you're trying to visit some museums. Hmpf. But regardless, Connie and I are having a wonderful time in Venice, even with the pigeons. For the first time since our arrival in Europe, the weather has been nice (Gasp!). Our time in Venice was fi ... 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