Pretty Street

Rome

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January 4th 2008
So, got into Rome today. Had a little scare with our flights this morning. I got a frantic call from one of the other girls telling me that our flight had been delayed and that we wouldn't make our connecting flight if we didn't get it switched. Definatley had a heart attack but it all worked out ok and ryan and I got bumped up to business class. It was pretty swanky, just a lot more room and a fr ... read more

Europe » Italy » Lazio » Rome

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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