Day 4 - Arrivederci Ricco & Gia! But say hello to "Quanto Costa?" "How Much?"
September 25th 2012 After a restful night, I was able to wake up early enough for a real breakfast. Yummy eggs, pastries, fresh fruit and cappicino (duo - double). After some shuffling of luggage, Rico & Gia, were ready for their first excursion to Venezia (Venice) by train. We walked to the termini together and they were able to get on the 12:25 pm train, plus get their return tickets for the next day!
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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 
