Today was a day to relax after so much yesterday. I may or may not have imbibed a large quantity of alcohol on Friday evening (good wine is so cheap here) and also be nursing a hangover. Today was the day to set up our laptops, and of course mine was dead and I forgot my converter. I went home, took a nap, and read. I wanted to be ready for my trip tomorrow.
I am a 24 year old university student from Philadelphia. I am visiting Rome, Italy, and Europe for the first time. I've never been abroad before, sans a one day trip to Canada last year. And I've never flown before! ... full info
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...more info