Concert hall where we heard Vivaldi

Venice Sept 18

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September 20th 2008
Venice September 18 (Geoff) Today we went exploring. We went searching for some breakfast, having been told that most Venetians eat breakfast and lunch standing up, and found a little coffee place that also had croissants. They looked a bit surprised when we asked for tea instead of coffee but managed to track down a couple of old tea bags that hadn't passed their use by date. We also had a ... 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