The Rialto

Canals, Tourists and Pigeons

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October 23rd 2005
Hey hey! We are currently sat in a lovely camp-site about 20mins outside of the island that is Venezia. I say lovely but we're living in a box and half of Southern England is currently getting lairy in the 'Gondola Pub'. Venice itself has been a much nicer experience. It is my (Dan) first time here and I think it lives up to all thats said about it. Yesterday we did the usual sights including t ... read more

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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