A Wharf

Vencie Venice Venice....

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September 4th 2008
We arrived in Venice in the afternoon. It was hot and packed with tourists. Everyone says you cant grasp the beauty of Venice from videos and movies, and that its so amazing when your there. Most of those people are wrong. It's nice as a novelty but really, i don't understand the hysteria around it. It's slightly cleaner then Bangkok and the only difference is, in Bangkok a boat ride costs 15 Baht ... 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