Coffee Shop

Just the one Cornetto

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July 30th 2009
Got up went in for a swim and then headed to Punto Sabbioni for the boat to Venice - took about 20 minutes to drive to. Arrived at about 12:30 and it was absolutely baked - well into the 30s... Wandered around the historic route in Venice, did the Rialto, St.Marks - stopped in a little Coffee shop for a welcome breather and then continued out into the heat! Rested a while in St. Marks and watch ... read more

Europe » Italy

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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