Bascillica San Marco

Carnivale - Venetian Style

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February 2nd 2008
Quote of the trip: "Ciao bella North Face!" - This was shouted to Natalie as we were walking around town. This just goes to show that as Americans, we stick out like a sore thumb. Anyway...what a time! We had a long train ride, but it's all good. We were going to sneak Kayleigh into our hotel room, but that was impossible. The guy at the front desk was really nice. He gave Kayleigh a room f ... 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