Venice

7/22 - Venice/Tuscany

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July 23rd 2007
Ciao! It is a warm, breezy Sunday afternoon is Lastra A Signa - 15 minutes from Florence. We decided to stay at the Villa today to relax and rejuvenate. I really needed it, as I’ve been on my feet everyday since we left for Europe. Before I go on about our Villa, we would all like to share with you our last evening in Venice. We did end up going back to the same restaurant that Annie and R ... 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