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Piazza san marco  
   

Piazza san marco

This was the only somewhat decent photo I got of the over-crowded (not to mention overrated) piazza san marco. Prime example of a place to avoid when in venice (unless its night time, but even then you're hastled by mafia men trying to sell tacky gadgets)
Lost in the city of love

March 27th 2012
Upon arriving to the outskirts of venice, whether by plane, train or automobile, you reach a certain point where you can go no further. You leave these mainstream modes of transport behind you and you begin your adventure as pedestrian extraordinaire. From the train station, you cross the bridge over Canal Grande. You start to walk down a slightly narrower street, and then you cross another bridge ... read more
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Italian Flag 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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