The concert crowd!

Pinocchio's and Ostetrika Gamberini

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June 16th 2011
Just like every other day of this Italian summer has been (with the exception of the Venezia and Lido di Venezia spiaggia day...), most of the day was just relaxation at the house. My morning: --Sleep --Wake up, shower, eat breakfast --Have a nice conversation in Italian with Lucia (the cleaning-lady who, as you may remember, does not speak a lick of English, so it was challenging and quit ... 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