Cat and Juliet

Verona

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June 19th 2008
Verona We woke up early (5am) and attempted a backpack re-shuffle trying to make them appear to weigh less and far more comfortable, mine is sorted, Cats is still attempting to break her shoulders! Once on the bus we played knock out the locals with the back packs as the bus verged around corners and we wobbled about as Cat tried to balance no handed complete with back pack full of small ch ... 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