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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: Vivacious Venice
Date: February 12th 2012
Venice was without a doubt one of our favourite places on the trip so far (besides Paris!). When you step out from the train station, you feel as if you are in a different world. Small speedboats pass by with supplies of food, clothing and electronics- there would be no saving a computer once its fallen in the water. A waterboat took us to the stop near the B&B we were staying at. The waterboat wa ... read more
Date: February 12th 2012
Venice was without a doubt one of our favourite places on the trip so far (besides Paris!). When you step out from the train station, you feel as if you are in a different world. Small speedboats pass by with supplies of food, clothing and electronics- there would be no saving a computer once its fallen in the water. A waterboat took us to the stop near the B&B we were staying at. The waterboat wa ... read more
