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Ruins, parties and strikes

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October 4th 2005
On Friday we went to Hadrian's Villa. This trip is traditionally cursed with rain, but we had a beautiful day with only a slight sprinkle late in the day. The place was enormous and it was crazy to imagine how it looked at the time. One part was a reflecting pool surrounded by statues with a dinning area built into a waterfall at one end. We ate lunch there and fed some cute ducks and then head ... read more

Europe » Italy » Lazio » Tivoli

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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