Zia Pierina and Zio Egidio

Venice to Pordenone via Passerella

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January 3rd 2014
Geo: 45.9627, 12.655Just one more photo of the view from our apartment in Venice...so beautiful, and from the photos, you cannot see Steven's annoyance at yet another day with no hot water!We were up and packed early, and seemed more organised with our luggage than when we arrived. The "five little ducks" walked away from our apartment, all in a line, headed to the Rialto Vaperet ... read more

Europe » Italy

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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