Jackie

Innsbruck to Venice

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May 25th 2008
Saturday, May 24th We are now in Venice, Italy. Saturday was another travel day as we woke up in Innsbruck, Austria and traveled through the Alps into Italy. The scenery was breathtaking all the way. Pictures cannot capture the beauty. So, we tried video. It really does better so we will share some of these as we go. I have tried to write something every day for the blog as one would with ... 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