Gondola

Stop #1: A City on Water

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April 14th 2008
I'm currently in the middle of my 2-week spring break, in which I decided to to do a quasi-tour of Europe. The first stop was Venice, Italy, where I met up with Rachel for the weekend (11 April to 14 April). We stayed in a rented-out apartment at Palazzo Rosa that, despite the ant colony in the bathroom (insert disgusting face), was gorgeous. It was in a great location, within walking distance ... 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