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Day 11 - Venice

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August 14th 2011
Today was a full day in venice. We went on a wee walking tour around venice, went to a lace factory place which was interesting but slightly different. After that I got to ride on a gondela around the canels which was a really good way to see the city, the gondela ride lasted for about half an hour or so. After that we walked the streets and found a nice wee resturant to have some lunch then got l ... 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