the Basillica

Venice

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September 11th 2008
8/9 TRAVEL DAY TO VENICE. Back on the Busabout buses and starting the Southern Loop. On the way to Venice we stopped at St Johann it looked so much like Switzerland so very pretty. Arrived in Venice to some hot weather, first thing I did was put shorts and a singlet on. Venice has the biggest mosquitos I have ever seen they are huge. 9/9 Headed into Venice on the 9am Shuttle bus as our ca ... 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