Beach day

Beach

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September 3rd 2009
It's been hot and humid since we've been in Venice--high 80s to low 90s with up to 100% humidity. We needed to go to the beach. Here in Venice that means going to the Lido, the island that has a seaward side away from Venice. Now the beaches are a little strange to me, a native Californian who is accustomed to beautiful public beaches with bathrooms, showers, visible lifeguards and all t ... 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