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Canal by Night

Ah, Venice!

October 24th 2006
We arrived in Venice in the evening. There are virtually no cars in the city, so you must park in a gargantuan garage upon crossing the bridge to the island. Luckily, the hotel we booked was very near to the garage so we didn't have to lug our bags onto the aquabus and through the labyrinthine streets of the city. We had been advised to stay in the Mestre, which is on the mainland just about 5 ... read more
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Italian Flag 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
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