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Carnivale in Venice!!

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February 4th 2008
Weekend of the 1st of February 2008 Carnivale in Venezia *Carnivale is the 2 weeks that lead up to Lent. It includes partying, dancing, music, and masquerades. Friday morning Rebecca Schiappa, Rosemary Ansel, and I got up really early and took a 6:30 am train to Venice (Venezia); we got into Venice at about 11 am. When we got off the train we saw so many people dressed up in their Carnivale out ... 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