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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]
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] Blog: Venice
Date: June 12th 2007
Ah, Venice! This has got to be the most beautiful city I have seen on this trip - if not the most beautiful city I've ever seen PERIOD! I absolutely LOVED my day in Venice! We rode our bus from the hotel to a port. Since Venice is actually a series of about 120 islands connected together by bridges, the only way to get there was by boat. We got on our boat just as a bunch of people were arrivi ... read more
Date: June 12th 2007
Ah, Venice! This has got to be the most beautiful city I have seen on this trip - if not the most beautiful city I've ever seen PERIOD! I absolutely LOVED my day in Venice! We rode our bus from the hotel to a port. Since Venice is actually a series of about 120 islands connected together by bridges, the only way to get there was by boat. We got on our boat just as a bunch of people were arrivi ... read more
