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A typical canal  
   

A typical canal

Scenic...and around every corner- so it's easy to get lost, but enjoyable of course.
First days in Venice

July 29th 2008
Sunday, July 27, 2008: I lug my 48 pound bag and one large carry-on up three flights of stairs to my landlady’s apartment in Venice around four o’clock in the afternoon. After 18 hours of airports and airplanes, I’m surprised to find that I have any energy at all, although the sunny boat trip from the Marco Polo airport to the waterbus Sant’Angelo stop was the exact shot in the arm that I ... read more
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Italian Flag 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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