On the Grand Canal

Water, water everywhere...

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July 12th 2010
July 12 Woke up this morning - cold isn't really gettin any better, I'm afraid. Ah well. If I don't get to sing in the competition I won't be particularly devastated, I've got to admit. The stress here is starting to wear on everyone. This morning some of us went on a really great walking tour of Venice and while it wasn't quite as informative as I would have liked there were some really in ... 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