Venice’s famous waterways ice over
February 9, 2012
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Big freeze in Europe shows no signs of letting up as Venice’s famous waterways ice over
http://www.dailymail.co.uk
February 7, 2012
The big freeze shows no sign of letting up in Europe as Venice’s famed waterways fell victim to sub zero temperatures this morning.
Water buses were stranded in some of the Italian city’s canals after they froze solid in temperatures as low as -10C.
Colosseum closed in rare cold snap
February 5, 2012
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Colosseum closed in rare cold snap
http://www.nzherald.co.nz
February 4, 2012
A rare snowfall blanketed Rome on Friday, forcing the closure of the Colosseum over fears tourists would slip on the icy ruins, and leaving buses struggling to climb the city’s slushy hills. Other parts of the country experienced frigid temperatures unseen in years.