A Venetian Street Performer

Venetian Nights

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February 10th 2010
It's been 3 years since I first stayed in Venice for Carnivale and I vowed back then I would definitely return to enjoy once more the party and spectacle that Carnivale is. After two failed attempts, this year my friend Claire and I got ourselves into gear and headed to this mystical city for 3 wonderful Venetian nights. Despite this being my third visit to Venice, arriving at the Grand Canal ... 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