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Bird Brain

On our previous trips to Venice we had seen many nutty tourists allowing the disgusting pigeons to land on them but up until now, most everyone in Gail's EF groups was scared to death of the winged rats. Anytime a pigeon even came close our kids would scream and run the opposite way - not crazy Paulina. She had them eating out of her hands. And later when she found a dieing pigeon laying helpless in the Square, she picked it up and moved it away from the other pigeons trying to peck it to death. I'm an animal lover too, but you'd have to pay me then spray me to touch these revolting creatures.
Day Two (Sunday)

June 24th 2006
Usually the first night spent in Europe leaves me all screwed-up because of jetlag. But this night I slept like a rock. Having my own single room while Gail and her Mom occupied a double meant I got many full nights of sleep on this vacation. Jurgen kept us pretty busy the day before so I was exhausted when 10:30 rolled around. We "slept-in" until 8:00 then headed for breakfast at 8:30. Jim w ... 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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