Leaving Venice By Water Taxi to Train Station

June 18th 2012
Geo: 43.7687, 11.2569Yea! We got to sleep in this morning and got up at 5:45. We rode the water taxi back to the train station. It was beautiful on the water in the early morning. We were among other vacationers but also many local people on the way to their jobs. Once at the station we had time for hot tea and croissants. These were so light and flaky with a tasty apricot filling!We rod ... 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

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Richard Ostrowski

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My job experience involved work in the construction and design area for highway transportation, working 32 years with MDOT and the past 13 years as Senior project Engineer with SME. After 45 years of work in various capacities providing geotechnical evaluation, road construction, and construction materials quality assurance testing I recently started a new phase of my life in retirement. My interests now revolve around more family activities, my six grand children,traveling and cycling.I have completed two cross country biking tours from Pacific to Atlantic and bicycle touring through 40... full info

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