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• Venice - The Doge's Palace

  

  Ok, so first thing first, "What is a Doge?", you ask. A Doge is the Italian version of an English Duke. The Doges were the chief magistrates and were the leader... Read more

  The 07 May 2010 by   Laurawh77
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• Venice - Rialto Bridge

  

  On one of our many walks, we strolled by the Venice Rialto Bridge and its wonderful day market full of shops, tourist stands and amazing food! This area of... Read more

  The 07 May 2010 by   Laurawh77
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• Venice - The Grand Canal

  

  The Grand Canal or Canalazzo is the heart of Venice. Ever since the the founding days of the Venetian empire, this canal served as the major thoroughfare for th... Read more

  The 07 May 2010 by   Laurawh77
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• Venice - Pastries

  

  Venice has some of the most unique, colourful and wonderfully design pastry windows. I have been to Paris and they, for the most part, are a little too uptight... Read more

  The 07 May 2010 by   Laurawh77
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• Italian Squid Ink Pasta

  

  This is the face of woman about to eat pasta with squid ink sauce . This is Venetian delicacy and one of the most well known dishes from the area. In actual... Read more

  The 08 May 2010 by   Laurawh77
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• Venice - Piazza San Marco (St. Mark's Square)

  

  Napoleon once said that Venice's Piazza San Marco was, "the drawing room for all Europe." It is one of the only major destination in Europe where there is not... Read more

  The 07 May 2010 by   Laurawh77
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• Venice - San Giorgio Maggiore

  

  Below is Monet's picture of San Giorgio Maggiore at Sunset. Beautiful. I've long loved this painting and so I was very excited to be going to see the real... Read more

  The 07 May 2010 by   Laurawh77
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• Picture Tour of Genoa

  

  Genoa is a very important city port in Northern Italy in the region of Liguria. If you have never heard about it before then maybe you will be more familiar wit... Read more

  The 16 May 2010 by   Catswalks
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• Venice by Night

  

  In the evening, Sarah and I headed out to find a lovely little restaurant with a set three course menu so we could sample different food from the region. I got ... Read more

  The 07 May 2010 by   Laurawh77
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• Venice - Campo San Polo

  

  The Campo San Polo is the largest of all the city squares in Venice. It is a bright and vibrantly coloured campo with exciting and delicious eateries lining... Read more

  The 08 May 2010 by   Laurawh77
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