The Grand Canal

A day in Venice

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June 1st 2009
Monday, June 1, 2009 ~ The next morning Jeff and I wanted to visit the Rialto Farmer’s Market near the Rialto Bridge. We found the Farmer’s market which was bustling with many stands selling all kinds of fruit and vegetables, all of which looked amazingly delicious. I just wanted to go crazy and buy everything there, it all looked so good. We bought some cherries, strawberries, a couple of ... 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