Rialto Bridge over Grand Canal

Berlin to Venice (Just)

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October 31st 2011
It is now Sunday late afternoon and I’m writing this offering from our very nice apartment in Venice, Italy. We are just having a little ‘down’ time afternoon a very busy walking and ‘water bus’ day in this beautiful but very different city. However let’s go back a day or so and finish Berlin off. We got to the Reichstag for our visit with no problems. Apparently the Germans had som ... 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