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Typical Venetian view
We met some odd folk in Venice

February 18th 2010
Thursday 11th. Milan. Having checked on the internet the details for viewing Da Vinci's “The Last Supper”, we discovered that it is by appointment only and the earliest slot available is 3 days hence. As we will not wait around for three days (it’s probably a forgery anyway!) and we have woken to a bleak day with sleet/snow, a decision is made to cut our losses and head for Venice which is a ... 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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