Sunny Venice

Venice Photos

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July 9th 2006
So I have arrived in Athens safely! After the worst ferry ride of my life, with no sleep, I arrived in Patras and caught the three hour bus to Athens. Once here I found that my hostel was overbooked so they sent me elsewhere, which was also over booked, so finally got a bed at about 7pm last night. As you can imgaine I was in a GREAT mood! Met Jane and Anita in town last night and went for a fab ... 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