Carnevale

Better to be sick in Italy than not in Italy at all

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February 22nd 2012
This Italy trip has been so amazing! I can't believe that there are only two nights left! The whole thing is so unreal. We went to Venice on Sunday and arrived around noon. It was pretty overcast, but I like when the weather is like that. Right when we got off of the train we saw people walking around in masks and costumes. It was so exciting and fun! It was the last day of Carnevale, so ev ... read more

Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Siena

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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