The Grand Canal

Shooting Tourists Is Not Part of The Venice Video Game Experience

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August 12th 2009
Given that there are direct trains from Peschiera to Venice, we figured that that would be an easier way to get there than driving. My memory from Inter-railing was that Italian trains were not the most reliable in the world, reflecting a relaxed Italian attitude to timekeeping. This time however, they seemed very reliable, or at least the two that we caught were. I think Venice is a fantastic ... read more

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Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more