Night-time in Venice

Venice

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July 9th 2006
Hello! Well, we are just finishing our time in Venice- we leave our hotel tomorrow morning bright and early (at 5:15 AM) and head to Munich. Our hotel here in Venice was our first experience with a small, private residence. It is simple, but adequate, with several little quirky things about it such as having to turn on the electricty with the key (and you must turn it off before you leave the r ... 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