view down the street

Arrival to Italy (Day One)

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March 8th 2009
Well we actually left Saturday morning to embark on our journey from Seattle and Orlando to New York for a layover before we were off to Venice, which we arrived on Sunday morning. Upon arriving in Venice we hopped on a bus heading to Cortina d'Ampezzo. Here are some of the pictures of scenery we encountered while on our bus ride to the Slendid Hotel Venezia hotel. upon arrival and checking into t ... read more

Europe » Italy » Veneto

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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