Paula et Brigitte and

Paris et venice Carnival

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March 20th 2011
Feb. 26 went to Paris. met my friend Brigitte. we quickly set out to Pirre Marche on Monmontre area to buy fabric for a costume we would make in Venice for the carnival. Her pen pal Wilma was making the costumes for carnival. Wilma designed them and cut them and sewed them. It was amazing how we worked for a day 1/2 to put one costume together. Then Wilma's pen pal from Iceland came and put anot ... read more

Europe » Italy

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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