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Venice!

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May 14th 2005
A city built on water well, not really, it was built on little islands, but... whatever. anyways, it was nice. the first day was great, and the second day it got muggy and rained. eh, oh well. it was still nice when it rained. i kind of liked it. we took a boat ride, not a gondala though... it seems that only tourists ride gondolas... and it's like way expensive too. our boat ... 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