Bouquet of chillies

More walking in Venezia

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August 19th 2017
There were a number of options this morning on our last full day on River Countess and we chose to go via boat across to the markets at the Rialto Bridge with Bogden (Andrea's husband) the chef of the River Countess. The markets reminded us of the food section of the Victoria Markets but we realise there was a strong Italian influence in Melbourne so we shouldn't be surprised. The most intriguing ... read more

Europe » Italy » Veneto » Venice

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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