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Venice: the original Disney Land

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August 30th 2009
Hi Everyone! Here is an excerpt from my journal for Venice. August 21, 2009 Today I am in Venice. I love Venice in the sense that it is the most unique place I have ever seen. I can’t believe that it has been around for so many years. Rick Steves sais that it has been a tourist destination since the 14th century and I can imagine there is truth behind that. Its like the original Disneylan ... 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