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Day 8 - Off to Venice

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October 17th 2013
Off to Venice, after scrambled eggs and donuts! We arrived, along with the thousands of other tourists in town for the day. Nath said it was little wonder Venice was sinking (with all that extra weight). The initial vista (minus the tourists) was breath-taking. So many things to see, so many photographs around every corner. There was the river, domes, boats - everything seemed to be on the move. A ... read more

Europe » Italy » Veneto » Venice

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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