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Background: 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 established a Fascist dictatorship. His disastrous alliance with Nazi Germany led to Italy's defeat in World War II. A democratic republic replaced the monarchy in 1946 and economic revival followed. Italy was a charter member of NATO and the European Economic Community (EEC). It has been at the forefront of European economic and political unification, joining the Economic and Monetary Union in 1999. Persistent problems include illegal immigration, organized crime, corruption, high unemployment, sluggish economic growth, and the low incomes and technical standards of southern Italy compared with the prosperous north.

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By Kidcarm
December 10th 2009

Day 35 - Rome Europe » Italy » Lazio » Rome

Day 35 August 5, 1997 As they say “When in Rome, do as the Romans”, so I slept in to 9 AM, didn’t take a shower and didn’t go to work. In my short time here, I have discovered that Italians are not a very lively bunch. Maybe that is why people call them the Jamaicans of Europe. Or if they don’t, maybe that is why I call them the Jamaicans of Europe. They always seem to either be taking a siesta or waking up from one. However, I will not place any blame or shame upon them. In the summer [View Full Entry]

By BundyK
December 9th 2009

Roma Europe » Italy » Lazio » Rome

The Eternal City I finally got to visit Sarah Catherine in Rome! I left Friday afternoon as soon as I finished classes, and got there fairly late, and I stayed until Tuesday afternoon, so I had a nice few days (and now A LOT to blog about!). So my flight was supposed to leave Nice around 7 p.m., but we left a little late, so I didn't get into Rome until around 9:30. Then, I had to take the train (Leonardo Express) to the Termini Station (my hostel was right next to the train station). When I got off the [View Full Entry]

By Beebe
November 23rd 2009

The End Approaches... Europe » Italy » Lazio » Rome

Bill as a Roman

Day 34 Rome We got up rather late and ate breakfast across the street at "Yellow", a bar that is somehow connected with our hotel ("Hotel Romae, the Groovy Hotel"). Instead of getting breakfast from the hotel, we are given a 7 euro credit there, and they had a great vegetarian breakfast for 8 euros....It is located in an old Art Nouveau cafe...beautiful woodwork... We then walked to the ruins of Roman baths where a church, Maria degli Angli, designed by Michelangelo was built in the middle of the ruins....the church has a sun dial that was used to set all [View Full Entry]

The monument to Mussolini at the Foro Italia

Mosaics showing "good Fascists doing good Fascist things"

By blackandgold
November 23rd 2009

Rockin Roma! Europe » Italy » Lazio » Rome

Photo 19

So Elyse and I spent our first weekend apart since Europe…seriously the first time we have been apart for more than an hour since we arrived here! So while Elyse spent the weekend relaxing and exploring Venice, I went off to Rome with some other people from our class. Here’s the lowdown on my Roman excursion!!! The good, the bad and the ugly: The good- Rome is officially tied with London and Paris as my favorite cities in Europe so far! It has so much history and meshes the ruins of Ancient Rome with the modern city in a beautiful way. [View Full Entry]

By Beebe
November 22nd 2009

The Last Stop....All Roads Lead to Rome in the End Europe » Italy » Lazio » Rome

St Peter's in the Distance

Day 32- Day 33 Roma Other than having to change hotels a few times (but they have all been in the same block), our first two days in Rome have been wonderful...the weather continues to be sunny and mild, getting cool at night... We spent Saturday fist "doing" the Roman sights...the Colosseum, the forums, and a great information center on the area, with some new digs right nearby...we finished the day on the top of the Victorio Emmanuelle monument, watching the sun set over Rome... On Sunday, we took the subway to St Peter's and then walked to for the rest [View Full Entry]

By mshaw
November 17th 2009

A Huge Circle Europe » Italy » Lazio » Rome

Well, I've made one big circle around Italy. I'm leaving the country exactly where I entered it. How symbolic. Anyway, right now I'm at Emanuela's house. She is a friend of Renuka, the owner of Ecole Ci-Trullo, that I just left. It has been great to have her hospitality, and also not to have to pay for a hostel. I can also use her internet, which is also great. Yesterday Miriam, Renuka, and I all went to Bari. Renuka restores medieval paintings at a small museum there. So Miriam and I got an exclusive look at all the artwork. It was [View Full Entry]

By diegocastro
November 17th 2009

De Volta à Europa Europe » Italy » Lazio » Rome

Roma

Dias 82 a 86 - Chegar a Roma depois de oito dias na Sicília foi como retornar à Suíça. Tudo parecia limpo e organizado, embora esta não costume ser a imagem que as pessoas guardam da capital italiana. Doze horas dentro de um trem me trouxeram de volta ao que se conhece como Europa. Organização e limpeza: coisas que são ótimas para os moradores, mas nem sempre fascinantes para os viajantes. Voltaria a ficar hospedado na casa de alguém depois de uma temporada em albergues. Peguei o metrô até o bairro onde morava Sylvie, uma italiana de trinta anos que vivia [View Full Entry]

By LSL09
October 26th 2009

All roads lead to Roma Europe » Italy » Lazio » Rome

From Shell: Last night as a threesome in Rome. Marja booked us a fantastic apartment for the last 4 days - we each have our own bedroom and we all keep marveling at how you need to shout to be heard because there are walls separating us! Rome has been a complete blast for all of us - we did a lot of research and knew exactly which bus to catch from the train station to our apartment. What we didn't count on was a bus strike on the day we arrived! We begrudgingly caught a taxi, expecting that we would [View Full Entry]

By cool breeze
October 23rd 2009

Rome Europe » Italy » Lazio » Rome

view from our B&B balcony

Travel Date: May 2009 I had made up my mind to travel to Europe a year before the trip. But at that time neither did I have any monies nor did I have any leaves (new job). So my target was to go by mid-2008 which I did. But what I didn’t realise was the great ordeal I will have to face in picking and choosing which places to go! You got only this many days and this much budget whereas Europe is an endless ocean with sooooo many things that you DON’T wanna skip ! So after SEVERAL permutations & [View Full Entry]

By Whiskers
October 18th 2009

Day two of Rome on the BBA and Gretchen's8(which turned into 10)stop tour Europe » Italy » Lazio » Rome

Michelangelo's Moses

Sunday 18th October Day two of Rome on the BBA and Gretchen’s 8(which turned into 10) stop tour. We are as warm as toast inside our mobile home with the heat pump churned up to 25C all night. But a glance out the window at first light indicates that today might just be a bit cooler than yesterday and cloudier. We were ready to hit out for the city about the same time as yesterday. And just as well as Gretchen has a plan to make sure we see all the main sights in the city except the Vatican which we [View Full Entry]

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