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Goodbye Italy...hello France

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June 27th 2006
So I left Italy two days ago. So sad to leave, but will be back in Venice in July before I head to greece so i can fit in a gelato more! I caught the train to Bologna to catch up with the girls and had a great night out. We had a lovely dinner and then headed out for a few drinks. Unfortunately, well it was quite exciting, we ran into a little bit of trouble in the Uni area. For those that ... 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