The Vatican

Visiting Rome with dad

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June 20th 2008
Christmas and New Year with dad in Rome Over Christmas and New Year we went with dad to Rome in Italy. We had a lot of fun there and we would like to write a little about that. Hope you feel like reading about it. OK, we admit this journey wasn't quite up to our usual standard. It feels a bit embarrassing to have to admit that we, two travel loving and adventure craving toys, only w ... 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