On the boat.

A Hot Day in Venice

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May 31st 2018
May 31, 2018 Today is our last day as a group. We started out with a trip to the glass blowing demonstration and a description of how they make the world famous glass here. Then they turned us loose to shop. Since I don't own any Venetian glass (the last time I was here I was 23 years old and didn't have much money) I decided to buy some Venetian glass. I bought a glass aquarium that loo ... read more

Europe » Italy

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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