St. Mark's

Venice-First Day-Finally Some Blue Skies!

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November 26th 2007
Am going to be posting my blogs a little out of order until I get caught up from a few days without internet. I have arrived in Venice. Grabbed the 10:37 train this morning and arrived a bit past one. It was a very pleasant ride especially as we made our way through some of the mountains. We made quick stops in Bologna, Ferrara and a few other towns alone the way as well. Packed train most of ... 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