Juliettes Balcony

Switzerland and Venice

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May 29th 2008
While still in Amsterdam we tried to visit the oldest church but following the signs took us straight through some old alleyways. It wasn't until a young lady inside a red window tapped on the glass to get Rob's attention, that we realised we had walked straight into the RED LIGHT DISTRICT. There was no turning back now. We had to follow it through. Barely clothed girls dancing in doorways, to Dad ... 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