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Venetian Violin Via GondolaMay 30, 2007 As the gondola swayed on the Grand Canal, Mozart donned her Venetian mask…

Kids Lit ItineraryMay 27, 2007 Perhaps because she loves opera and museums too, Mozart could relate to the protagonist…

Murano Glass BlowingMay 25, 2007 Seeing all the magnificent Venetian glass everywhere, made a trip to nearby Murano Island…

Gotta Do Gondolas!May 23, 2007 There were ten thousand gondolas in Venice in the sixteenth century and there are…

Piazza San MarcoMay 22, 2007 The Basilica of St. Mark has 43,000 square feet of mosaics, but it was…

VeneziaMay 20, 2007 “Abandon wheels all ye who enter here!” Watching that famous skyline grow closer from our ferry…

Splish Splash!May 18, 2007 As the sizzling heat wave continued in Italy and Venice beckoned, we decided to sneak…

Under The Tuscan SunMay 16, 2007 The cute white train chugged up the hill past the olive groves, vineyards…

Tuscany Camping NirvanaMay 14, 2007 Norcenni Girasole (www.ecvacanze.it ) was named as the only four star campsite in Tuscany…

Florence’s Chianti HillsMay 12, 2007 Refrains from Andrea Boticelli’s Sogno album belted out as we made our way from…