#153

Received: March 28th, 2014

From: Claudia (Rome, Italy)

Depicts: Piazza Navona (Rome, Italy)

Incredible: this card that reached me in just two days! And this ones explains exactly and perfectly why I love Italy so much. Piazza Navona is one of my favorite places in Rome (yes, I was lucky enough to visit the city for three days in 2008) and also has an important role in one of the books I liked the most ("Angels & Demons") by Dan Brown, so I was really happy that Claudia chose this one for me! What I didn't know was why the square had that name: it turns out that Navona means 'big ship' in Italian and that, way back then, Roman Emperors used to close it from the public and reacreate sea battles there. Claudia also told me that this isn't her favorite square in Rome, that it's the Piazza di Spagna - which I absolutely love too.

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So you have the notion: I pay 0,70€ to send a card to Claudia, and she pays 0,01€ to send a card to me. Can I go and live in Italy now? Thanks!

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