The Rialto Bridge

Canoe central

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April 25th 2012
Geo: 45.4345, 12.338425 AprilSo the scary train ride I expected from Roma to Venezia was easy. Not such a great start when the power at the Rome B&B off, so no shower and horror no hair washing or drying. I look a fright. There was a festival in Rome so my planned budget bus ride to the station became a last minute run and taxi ride but I made it. So proud of myself!Not sure what to make ... 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