The Lit Up Mosaics in the Basilica di San Marco

30th Wedding Anniversary - A Day of Romance

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October 6th 2014
Geo: 45.4371, 12.3327Today was our 30^th WeddingAnniversary – the purpose of our trip to Italy.We started with a delicious breakfast at the Londra Palace. The weather was nice enough to sit outside an people watch, there was a never ending parade of people going back and forth along the Riva. We found the tour groups the most fascinating, watching people rushing ... read more

Europe » Italy » Veneto » Venice

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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