Painting by Giorgione

Heads and Castles

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May 29th 2010
Geo: 45.6713, 11.9262We were all ready to jump in the car, for another day of sightseeing, when Matthew commented that his hands were very dirty and red…..but he hadn't noticed that he had cut his head and it was blood running down his little head making his hands so "dirty". A heartstopping moment, remembering when he fell off the trampoline and split his little head – ... read more

Europe » Italy » Veneto » Castelfranco Veneto

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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