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Venice Day Two. Doge's Palace/Bridge of Sighs

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July 13th 2008
Day two in Venice. Doge's Palace. Today, our first full day in Venice, started with Kathy enjoying her coffee on the terrace overlooking the Grand Canal. This is the first cup she has had not in a train station in quite some time. Headed out to Pallazzo Ducale (Doge's Palace). The Doges ruled Venice for hundreds of years, and the palace, also the seat of government, is the most impressive see ... 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