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August 5th 2013
Geo: 45.4345, 12.3384Temperature, that is, centigrade. Good morning, Venice.Our day began early so that Barb and Rich could head off to San Marco Basilica in hopes of avoiding long lines. Fortunately, they had shade. We enjoyed a cooked breakfast of eggs, sausage, cheese, rolls, tomatoes, cereal, coffee, tea, and orange juice. At the grand cost of 3 euros each courtesy of a grocery store c ... 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