The canals of Venice

Visiting the city on water

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October 11th 2008
This weekend I went to Venice, the city on water. It was really cool. We left pretty early and took an 8:30 am train to Bologna and then to Venice which saved us about 15 euro. The ride was pretty easy and took about 3 hours. Including the stop in Bologna. I couldn't believe how much it cost to use the bathroom there. It was .80 euro and you absolutely had to pay to use it because they had these m ... 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