Posted on 02/07/2011 3:30:50 PM PST by decimon
VENICE (Reuters Life!) – Venetians woke up on Monday to find that one of the symbols of their world famous lagoon city -- the Grand Canal -- had been stolen.
"The Grand Canal has been snatched," was the way several newspaper headlines put it.
It seems that a new national law intended to get rid of old, out-of-date provisions that have been on the books since Italy was a monarchy also transferred ownership of the canal from the city to the national government.
Worse still, it was part of a package promoted by Roberto Calderoli -- whose title is Simplification Minister -- even though the provision left many Venetians scratching their heads.
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