Gondola 4

Venice - Italy

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May 26th 2008
Monday 26th May - Woke up at 8am for breakfast which was brought to my room by the cute yet shy Italian local girl from reception. I then walked aimlessly again through the miriad of alley ways and over canal bridges with a small load of washing. Met an older couple from Townsville QLD at the laundromat who are also going to the Moto GP (Motorbike GP) in Florence this Sunday - A lovely couple. I t ... 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