Lunch

Venice to Rome - Italy

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May 27th 2008
Tuesday 27th May - Up at 9am for breakfast and then wondered around the back alley's of Venice again. Had lunch at a little cafe adjacent to a canal bridge and gondola docking point called Trattoria al Ponte. Enjoyed an omelette and white wine before making my way up to the Venice train station at Piazze Roma. Caught the train to Rome via Florence (4 hrs) and checked in at around 20:00. Had dinner ... read more

Europe » Italy » Lazio » Rome

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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