Cute Venice Shot

Gondolas and Glass Gerbils in Venice

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December 17th 2005
Matt: Ah Venice! For our latest European adventure, we took my brother to Italy’s sinking city before he headed back to Oz. This was our first flight on Ryanair, the mega-mega discount airline. For those of you unfamiliar with the unlimited luxury of Ryanair’s cabin, picture 190 blue and fluorescent yellow battery hen cages and you’re halfway there! Ryanair doesn’t believe in seat poc ... 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