Claudio our water taxi driver

Venice

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May 12th 2010
We arrived in Venice on 26 April for 5 days and the weather gods favored us with their best spring weather. Marco Polo airport is small and easy, everyone speaks English. We found kiosk 78 for our water taxi voucher (prepaid on venicelink.com) and walked the 5 minute covered walkway to the pier. Could not be easier unless you have mobility issues. Our driver was looking for us and we loaded e ... 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