the rialto bridge

Spending The Day Exploring Venice (Day Nine)

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March 16th 2009
This morning we arose early to hit the awesome breakfast buffet and try to get out to the square for sunrise but we missed that goal by a little bit...haha. Today we spent the day going inside a few places and the first stop was Doges Palace, which we were like the 6th people in line. The palace was so huge and elaborate it took us a good two hours or more to get through it all. No pictures are al ... 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