St. Mark's Basillica

Is this heaven?

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June 6th 2005
. . . No, it's Venice. Ok, so you know that the true answer to that question is "Iowa". The fact that I modified the answer goes to show how much I loved Venezia (aka: Venice). The city is truly magical. I say this without having ridden a gondola. The price was just a little too steep. I will save that for my honeymoon. Yes, that's right, I've decided that Venice will be my honeymoon des ... read more

Europe » Italy » Veneto » Venice

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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