Archive for March 6th, 2008 

Ah, Venice. That ancient city. All roads lead to Venice. (No, that’s Rome, silly.) Oops. Sorry. I meant to say Venice, the birthplace of the renaissance, Michaelangelo’s David, the uffizi… (You’re thinking of Florence.) Yes, I knew that. Ahem. Venice, the holiest place in the Catholic faith, the… (Um, that’s the Vatican City.) Venice, the fashion capital of Italy. (You mean Milan). Um… Venice, birthplace of the Mob? (Sicily.) Venice, the big apple? (New York isn’t even in Italy!) Ok, I give up Ursula, you tell us about Venice! (With pleasure!)

In this Advanced Audio Blog, Ursula will be teaching us about Venice. She will tell us about some events and festivals that Venice holds, and some of the history behind them. For more on the Italian language and culture, grammar exercises and the English translation, stop by ItalianPod101.com!

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