View from the Bell Tower

Our First Day in Venice

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April 30th 2009
Well we made it to Venice. It feels like a completely different world. We exited the train station and were wowed with the Grand Canal of Venice. Just taking the "bus" puts you on a cruise through history down the Grand Canal. We got off at the Rialto Bridge and wound our way through the maze of streets and canals to our Bed and Breakfast. Next we walked to St. Marks Square which is only ab ... 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