London to Venice July 14th 2009 Challenging day of travel. Out of bed by 6am and out of the wonderful London flat. We decided to rough it and save some money so we went on foot (luggage on rollers) to the tube station. Tube to Victoria and Gatwick Express to the airport. Flight on Easyjet was highly functional and on time although it was 100% no frills. Not sure if you could get your seatback to recline for an additional fe ... read more
Europe » Italy » Veneto » Venice 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