Island of colourful houses 10 Night view

Island of colourful houses

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July 27th 2006
Geo: 45.3374, 12.1379Got the bus to the train station at Gredavagno. I had missed the train by 5 minutes and had to wait two hours for the next one. Once I arrived in Venice I bought an all day vaporetto (ferry) ticket. Caught the ferry to my hostel- what a great location, it is across from the Grand Canal. My room faced the canal and out my window I could see Saint Marks Square, etc. Caught the ... 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