Beautiful Venice

I LOVE Venice

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June 1st 2008
I was in Venice today! It was gorgeous- my favourite so far I think. It's been the most different place so far. We took a boat from the Fusina campsite into Venice. Then we walked to St Marks Square. On our way we seen the Bridge of Sighs. I finally got to see it! It was so cool being there at 9:00 in the morning when not many people are in the square. We had to wait a little bit before we coul ... 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