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Venice

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June 12th 2008
Hello everyone! Last weekend we traveled to Venice and really enjoyed the experience. We spent lots of time exploring the main island as well as many of the smaller islands that can be reached by water bus. Staying in a city built on the water, we never had to worry about cars whizzing past and enjoyed crossing bridges of all sizes and riding on water buses. Venice is a beautiful little city and w ... 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