The Coloseum was right outside the city wall.

Italy Day 10 - On the road again, headed for Switzerland via Milan

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October 15th 2014
The Venice boat taxi's run just about 24 hours a day, hauling people, or supporting materials to the big island. We saw laundry being delivered to hotels, groceries and vegetgables coming in, and construction crews that were remodeling buildings, hauling their construction debris to a special little barge, kind of a bigger boat than the taxi, so that it could be taken to the mainland. The first ... read more

Europe » Switzerland » South-East » Lugano

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The Swiss Confederation was founded in 1291 as a defensive alliance among three cantons. In succeeding years, other localities joined the original three. The Swiss Confederation secured its independence from the Holy Roman Empire in 1499. Switzerland... ... read more