Heading off into another hidden Piazza

Once you get away from the ultra-touristy Piazza San Marco and its nearby shopping district you find yourself navigating a labyrinth of narrow passageways and tiny bridges. Just when you think you are totally lost and about to end up in a dark blind alley you suddenly emerge into sunlight and on to a big town square. Most of them featured a church in the center.

Day Two (Sunday)

June 24th 2006
Usually the first night spent in Europe leaves me all screwed-up because of jetlag. But this night I slept like a rock. Having my own single room while Gail and her Mom occupied a double meant I got many full nights of sleep on this vacation. Jurgen kept us pretty busy the day before so I was exhausted when 10:30 rolled around. We "slept-in" until 8:00 then headed for breakfast at 8:30. Jim w ... 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

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