Monkey See, Monkey Do 3.0

Venice

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June 27th 2011
Ok, have to make this quick since it’s late, we’ve had a LONG day and we have a long day tomorrow as well. So for starters, we woke up in Milan pretty early and booked it for the train station, bought an awesomely cheap ticket to Venice and headed on our way. Last night we discussed the possibilities with the guy at the hostel/hotel desk. Funny enough, he preferred to speak to us in Spanish ... read more

Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Florence

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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