Elton John's House

Touring Venice

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September 13th 2008
Sept. 8, 2009 After the museum, I went back to the hotel to prop up my feet because I knew I was about to go on a 2 hour walking tour. I went to the entry gate of the royal gardens to meet my tour. We were given a small walkie-talkie with neck lanyard and headphone. Our guide, Rita, spoke venetian-English that came though to our little headphone. There was a large crowd of people spea ... 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