Sometimes these guys stand so still for so long you really wonder if they are statues or not. I walked up for a picture, posed, and then he jumped at me and scared me and everyone watching half to death. But then we got a good picture.
Venice! February 18th 2007 On Friday night, almost all of the international students from the school boarded a bus headed for Venice. We left at midnight and arrived in Venice shortly after 8am. The trip was planned by the International office here at the school to let us experience the Carnival of Venice.
The Carnival in Venice is said to have originated from a victory of the "Serenissima Repubblica" (that is Venice: ... 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
Below are some pictures and descriptions of my most recent international travels as well as from my time studying abroad in Europe back in 2007. ... full info