Verona

Day 8: Verona/ Venice

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May 10th 2013
Today we had a long bus trip leaving Florence and headed to Venice. We went designer outlet shopping on the way, I decided not to buy the $400 Prada bag as I thought food may be a priority over an expensive bag. We also visited Verona where we got to see Juliets balcony! From there we headed to Venice, theres not much to write on this blog because most of the day was spent in the bus but tomorrow ... 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