Bridge of Sighs

Legend has it that when prisoners were escorted into jail (on the right), walking over this bridge was their last glimpse of freedom. This is one of Venice's most famous landmarks.

A Few Short Stories

April 4th 2008
I have magic rain boots. They're grey suede boots with little tassels on top that I bought my first week in Florence. They have been waterproofed but in general shouldn't get wet. And it never fails: every time I wear them, it pours. This Thursday, it was perfectly sunny as I was getting ready to head to class, so out of the closet they came. Naturally, I walked out of class five hours later to 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

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