St. Marks Square

Venice and some Castles

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July 24th 2007
Last time I left off I was on my way to Venice for the weekend. Since the booming Waterford airport only flies to the UK, I had to truck it to Shannon in order to fly to Venice. Typically it should take 2 - 2 ½ hours to get to Shannon from Waterford. I had to check in for my flight at 4:10 pm. I left work at noon which gave me plenty of time to go get my rental car #2 and drive to Shannon. Well n ... 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