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San Maria di Salute, Venice

The leaving of Venice - a model city

May 5th 2012
Our first night in Venice; Roisin retired at just after 10pm. It had been a long day. I stayed up a little later to get the first edition of the blog out. Just as she went upstairs, 2 dogs outside fancied their chances. It was a kind of Pavarotti and Bocelli of the canine world. This was no aria I had ever heard. I wonder how long they were going to keep it up. 10 minutes later and the snores star ... read more
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Italian Flag 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
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