Basilica di San Giovanni e Paolo

May 24th 2012
Today started with a water taxi ride to Murano, a Venetian island where glass blowing is the primary industry. We watched a couple of blokes making some chandelier parts, the way they were able to handle the molten glass was amazing, they are artists, that's for sure. The water taxi ride was a hoot, they are roughly 30 feet long with a big engine, and seriously haul ass, there was lots of s ... read more

Europe » Italy » Veneto » Venice

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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Kiwis On The Move - Mark, Pam, Bree & Zac

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March 2011 - Mark, Pam & Bree, leaving New Zealand for 3 months overseas. Visiting UK, Europe, USA and finishing with a cruise in the Mexican riveria. May 2012 - Mark, Pam & Zac leaving New Zealand for 5 weeks overseas. Visiting Hong Kong, Turkey, UK, France & Italy. May 2014 - Mark & Pam leave New Zealand for 6 weeks overseas where we will visit Dubai, Germany, Austria, Istanbul, Athens, Mykonos, Venice, board a cruise ship for 8 nights and cruise the Med and finish with a Singapore stopover. ... full info

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