Gondola's

Venice

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July 12th 2006
Gotta love overnight trains. Our seats were occupied by people who were fast asleep so we had the fun job of waking them up & sending them on their way. It was a 6 seater compartment & sleeping was a chore. At around 5am 2 old ducks opened the door & were claimimg seats. A drawn out struggled ensued, just what you need at that hour ! Eventually the old ducks won & took there seats...very uncomfort ... 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