Venice - 02

A Daytrip to Venice

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March 6th 2010
So its been three days since we toured Venice. Unfortunately things aren’t as fresh in my memory as previous posts so the details may not quite be there. However, I did have my pen and notepad, and yes I did take some notes when I could so here goes my best recollection of the day. We met right outside the residence and headed into the same bus that we rode in when we toured the Soave winery. It ... read more

Europe » Italy » Veneto

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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