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Venice

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August 23rd 2008
After docking at Venice we headed for the port to take a short, local ferry to the Lido. where we were to stay and were to meet Onita’s mum & sister, who were already in Venice, having flown out for a long weekend. At the prt we had an amazing little espresso and a real sandwich, or the joy of not eating Greek food after a month. The kids fed the little bit that was left to the birds that was 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