Venice

Venice Flood

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October 28th 2010
Ahhhh… Venice. When I thought about Venice I have always thought romance! All I have to say after our trip to Venice is… FLOOD! Unfortunately, we woke up and it was pouring… not raining, pouring! We were staying in the burbs (remember budget tour). We took a 20 minute train ride into the island of Venice. We had a boat waiting to take us to Piazza San Marco. Upon arrival, we had a gre ... 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