Venice

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June 17th 2009
Venice- Part 1 Saturday June 13 We traveled all day to get to Venice. We took the tube, a train, a plane, a bus and a boat to get there. We took the Vaparetto 1 boat and went down the Grande canal to get to Venice. It was breath taking. I had no idea what to expect, it is so beautiful here. There are no cars in Venice, boats are the main form of transportation. There were police boats, am ... 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