San Georgio

Day 29 - July 13 - Venice!

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July 13th 2010
We started the morning walking along the Venice Boardwalk, seeing some cruise ships come in, others docked. We tried to have an early morning to see St. Marks somewhat empty and to see the actual church, which had been too crowded the last time we were there. Alas, everyone - including the day cruisers - had the same idea. Although we arrived just after nine the line up stretched all the way acros ... 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