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Update from the Euro girls.

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June 12th 2008
Here we are in Venice and it is hot. The plane ride was great! We got upgraded to business class. Our only complaint is it wasn't long enough. I'm having trouble with my Europian phone and in Paris the train workers were on strike. We were afraid we would not get here but the Italian didn't strike. We saw the Eiffle Tower. We have decided we like Italy more than France but everyone in Franc ... read more

Europe » Italy » Veneto

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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