Rohan, Stac, Jay & Myself

Venetian Pigeons...

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August 30th 2005
Got up early to make it to breakfast and to watch us coming into the port of Venice which was very beautiful. We were all happy to get off the boat and cheered when we saw Ryan drive our faithful Contiki bus off the ship. Our Tour Manager made an announcement on the bus and said that there had been rumours on the boat that it wasn’t the right boat, but it was and that if we have issues we sh ... read more

Europe » Italy » Veneto » Venice

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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