Venezia - Grand Canal

Venezia

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October 3rd 2018
Our first choice after leaving England in early July was to go to Paris. After checking the forecast for the next few days (95F, or 35C) and air/train fares, we realized that Venice may be a better choice at this point. Paris would have to wait a bit longer. Venice was also hot, but not 95F. Our room on the fourth floor was one of the few in the hotel to have air-conditioning, but we had to walk u ... 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