Venice in the rain

A quiet rainy day in Venice

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January 2nd 2014
Geo: 45.436, 12.3374Poor old Tom, woke us at 3am to say his tummy was sore...and then proceeded to vomit for a couple of hours, in a spectacular way. In addition to the lack of hot water, and my concern about the impact of the vomit on our $500 bond, it wasn't the best start to the day!When we woke again at 9am, the rain had clearly set in for the day. Steven went out (to Skype Mark) and ... 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