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Venice Excursion

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February 10th 2007
What an amazing, and beautiful place. Venice was an incredible experience. Even though it was raining the entire time of our walking tour, everything around us was gorgeous, and seemed to have so much history. It is Carnival this weekend, which was awesome. I loved to see all of the locals dressed up in full creative costumes, and the tourists with their faces painted or wearing unique masks. Afte ... 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