Basilica of St Marks

Venice...a city fit for Kings

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February 18th 2007
I have finally awoken from my long slumber after spending 36 hours awake. Our bus crowded with 55 students from our university left at 11:30pm on Friday night. We then drove through the night and made our 7 1/2 hr bus ride to Venice. Upon arrival to Italy's coast, we ate our schnitzel that was provided by the bus company. Our group had to get a water taxi to the island, which costs 4 euro and take ... 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