Winged Lion And Astrological Wheel

Underneath Day's Azure Eyes

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June 14th 2007
Underneath Day's azure eyes, Ocean's nursling, Venice lies, A peopled labyrinth of walls, Amphitrite's destined halls. -Shelley, Percy Bysshe We stayed at the Hotel Danieli, the oldest in the city - the first photo you are looking at is the view from the first floor. It was built in the 1400s, and is near to a now defunct prison where we were told Casanova had escaped from. Filled with ... 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