San Marco Basilica

San Marco Basilica, Venice

May 25th 2011
Back to Venice today to take a look at the main area that we didn't worry about the other day. We got in reasonably early with Diego and managed to miss the worst of the crowds later in the day. We took the ferry boat to San Marco Square and then had to face the crowds. What a mission. People, queues and travel parties everywhere. But, despite that, the places we chose to visit were worth ... read more

Europe » Italy » Veneto » Portogruaro

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

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These blogs were started to record our Europe May to August 2011 trip. The Blogs were great for us to diary each day, for others to follow and for us to review when back home. Several have been published into personal books. And so it has continued adding: Europe - Italy,Switzerland, France, 2011 The Hurunui High Country Walk 2011. Tasmania 2012 Europe 2013 - Austria, Switzerland, France and Ireland. Alps2Ocean and Clutha Bike Trails 2014 A Christmas in Switzerland and Germany 2014 Biking the Danube, the Italian Dolomites and Austrian Lakes 2015 Vancouver, Lake Chelan (Washington S... full info

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