San Samuelle Pier

Day 32 - Venice

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September 19th 2018
After yesterday's difficulties Wayne was fed up and ready to go to Florence. Check the train app, plenty of availability, and then a call to our hotel in Florence and we were told sorry the hotel is full tonight but we'll see you tomorrow night. There went Wayne's plans of getting out of Venice! Down to reception we go to sort out our room. The receptionist must have known we were in no mood fo ... 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