Through the Canals of Venice

Venice

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August 24th 2010
Well what a fun night we had at our dinner. John got picked to play a knight where he had to dress up in costume and save his princess, he had to find the hidden key by kissing all the ladies in the audiences hands, unlock the padlock and he and his princess rode off together on his wooden horse. I got picked to play a game where 5 of us formed a team and had to thread a spoon on a piece of strin ... 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