St. Peter's Basilica

Christmas in Rome, taste of Tuscany

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December 25th 2007
Our Rome adventure started out as a true adventure! Mary, been the prepared planner that she is, made sure she got directions from the airport to the hotel. The hotel staff nicely gave her instructions on how to catch the train, what stop to get off on, etc. So the four of us set out from the Rome airport, caught the train into town, and waited for our stop….only when our stop came, we could ... read more

Europe » Italy

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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