laura with mask

Water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink

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November 13th 2005
We got back from Venice yesterday night. It is everything everyone says and more. Just as i imagined: gorgeous. We woke up at 4:30 Friday morning to make the train ride. Some of us have eurail passes so we where just going to get on the train without reservations which was going to cost 12 euros each way. Whats the point of buying a eurail pass if im going to have to pay still for a seat? So ... 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