Venice canal 1

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June 27th 2011
Monday 27th June Took the train to Venice from Bessano which only took an hour and cost 8 Euros return, a painless way of getting there. WOW! What a brilliant day, St Mark's Square was heaving but otherwise we managed to avoid the crowds. We watched the gondolas going past complete with accordion player and singer. I dragged Phil around for hours and hours and hours in the heat poor soul ... read more

Europe » Italy

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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