The Grand Canal

I Like Riding Boats

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January 19th 2006
We got a last minute opportunity to go to venice last weekend as a class. It wasn't with the school but most of our class went. Sometimes making a last minute call on taking a trip somewhere can be exciting and this was no exception. Venice far exceeded my expectations as they pertained to awesomeness and general badassery. The feel of compression and release you get as a pedestrian is unrivaled b ... read more

Europe » Italy » Veneto » Venice

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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