venice

Venice

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June 27th 2006
Here we are in Venice. No matter what you've read about this city, how beautiful it is, how enchanting, how unique...nothing written does it justice. It's like a fairy land, unlike anyplace I've ever been. Definately the place to be for romantics. Any city where most of the transportation and commerce is done by boat is ok with me. We had a bit of a mix-up when we got here yesterday. There's ... 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