San Marco Plaza from the ferry

The Gondoliers

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April 26th 2009
Venice was the second stop we made as a group, and after spending another night in the airport, we were ready for some time to relax. Well when we made it to our hostel, which was more of a campground, Stephen and I decided to go into the city while the other girls relaxed by the moldy green pool by the bungalow we stayed in. Because it was such a nice day, and we were in Italy, we were able to so ... 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