Venice Traffic Jam

My week in Italy

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November 20th 2008
After my week in Austria, I took a flight to Venice where I stayed one night before heading north to Bassano del Grappa. I stayed two nights in Bassano where I met up with Paolo. I had met Paolo back in Ireland and after explaining my upcoming travels, he invited me to his home town when I was in Italy. So I decided to take him up on the offer and I’m sure glad I did! He showed me around tow ... 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