Trastevere thing

Belated Intro

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January 17th 2006
I've had a bit of trouble getting my photos on the computer and, therefore, have been delayed in writing this first entry. I'll try to act like all the stuff I'm talking about just happened. Fair warning. I arrived in Rome in the afternoon at Trastevere station and waited a bit for my new landlord to pick me up. When he finally did I discovered Ret already with him. So, he took us to ... 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