Venice

Venice

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March 4th 2007
Well to be honest venice wasnt actually all that cool. Way too touristy for one, two, way to expensive, three (and most surprisingly) the food wasnt good. DISTASTER! 50 years ago it would have been amazing, but everything is just so artificial now. If you walk into deserted areas you do find the real deal, but all the locals look at you with contempt, which is fair enough I guess, I'd be pretty ... 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