Piazza Navona

Photo by: Kelley Turner

July 2nd 2007
Ancient Rome and the Sistine Chapel Sunday is a day of rest in any Christian country and Italy is no exception to this rule. While many of the sights are open, most of the shops and restaurants are closed making life a little more difficult for travelers. We find that we often lose track of what day it is but we always know when Sunday arrives. Since the weather was fine and we ... 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

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For all of you who don't know us, we are a relatively normal married couple from Richmond, VA. We have been married for 5 years and have been friends since we met at Capital One on our first day of work. We have decided to make a "nontraditional move" with our lives. On November 7th, 2006 Kel and I left everything behind and started traveling beginning with Lisbon, Portugal. The plan was to start in Europe, hit Asia, Australia and New Zealand and then return to Europe to finish our year. Before it was all said and done we added destinations in the Middle East and Africa. The trip was am... full info

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