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A Tale of Two Venices - (2) The Real Venice!

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October 29th 2010
My dad came to visit me over my April break and we decided to go to Venice for a week. We rented an apartment that was recommended to us by a friend of mine from work. The apartment was wonderful because as we walked out the door, we could see the water and we were just a short 10 minute walk to St. Mark's Square. The part of Venice that we were staying in was also a bit less touristy, and there w ... 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