Matt trying to look sophisticated

Heavenly bliss!

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August 18th 2005
Today we headed back into town. First we had a look inside Mark´s Basillica which was breath-taking. After that we looked in all the shops on a surrounding the Rialto bridge. The day was basically spent strolling, we just loved experiencing the relaxed Venetian pace. In the evening we had a meal at a chinese restaurant (call us crazy but we needed a change) then we found a cafe with tables an ... 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