Canal

Venice

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July 20th 2011
We got to the train station in Florence and got some Maccas for the trip. However, only minutes onto the train and much to the delight of the girls sitting across from us, I managed to drop a whole box of chips on the floor. I doubt they would have found it funny had I dropped the chips on them! They continued to be annoying for the rest of the 3½ hour journey giggling and laughing at anything t ... 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