On the water bus

Second Day in Venice

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April 22nd 2009
Being so close to Venice, we slept in a bit this morning. The woman at the camp office had made some indication that breakfast could be bought, but it turned out to be merely a coffee machine. Evy and I bought two cappucinos each while Joshua and Benjamin made a breakfast of last night's left over pizza. After taking the bus back into Venice, we checked a bag at the train station again and then ... 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