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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]
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] Blog: “Venice is like eating an entire box of chocolate liqueurs in one go.”
Date: December 31st 2010
Venice. Where to start? It is beautiful, no doubt about that. The canals were fascinating, the gondolas were cool, I loved the stripey men (and one woman) and the glass and masks were funky. But can anyone say REPETITION?? Not that I'm complaining of course, it was everything I dreamed it would be, but you wouldn't need to go back twice. My favourite thing was getting to buy a copy of 'The ... read more
Date: December 31st 2010
Venice. Where to start? It is beautiful, no doubt about that. The canals were fascinating, the gondolas were cool, I loved the stripey men (and one woman) and the glass and masks were funky. But can anyone say REPETITION?? Not that I'm complaining of course, it was everything I dreamed it would be, but you wouldn't need to go back twice. My favourite thing was getting to buy a copy of 'The ... read more
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