Heh.

Wow.

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October 10th 2006
I just got back from spending the weekend in venice, and wow. But before I tell that story, I want to address the concerns of one of my subscribers. My dearest Uncle Jon laments the lack of cultural commentary in my entries, and in that he is justified. My biggest surprise in being here is the similarity of the culture to the united states and other european countries i've been to. We're all peopl ... read more

Europe » Italy » Veneto » Venice

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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