Venice

Glass, Gondolas and Random Pets

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April 27th 2008
Part 3: Venezia On Saturday morning, we essentially woke up, hopped on the metro to the train station and then boarded a train to Venice, getting there just in time for lunch. There, we were joined by another girl from Kana's program and one of Kelsey's friends from home and grabbed a quick lunch before heading off to Piazza San Marco. Kelsey's friend took us along the back streets at ... 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