The Canals of Venice

Venice

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May 30th 2006
Venice was amazing. I think it may have been my favorite part of all of Italy. We took a trip on the canals, the water taxi through the city, and a gondula ride. We also looked through the 10000000 glass shops because Venice glass is known worldwide. It is a city that words cannot describe and was much more exciting than Rome or Florence. I also had a run in with the law in the morning before gett ... 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