Jim and I in courtyard of the Doge Palace

Busy Day at the Palazzo

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September 15th 2016
Geo: 45.4345, 12.3384To start off, I am praising the Lord because I finally have the lodging situation pretty much finalized I believe. Called the scuola this afternoon and they were still working on it! I mentioned that I was o.k. staying someplace one week and another place the other and the gal sounded very relieved that I suggested it. Within an hour she emailed and gave me two choices one w ... 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