Our first dinner in Italy

We made it to Rome!

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June 2nd 2008
Monday, June 2- Our first day in Rome- We made it safely to our hotel after the fastest taxi driver in Italy got us here. While checking into the hotel, we met our favorite little front desk worker- Giorgia. She is great. The bellhop that drove us back and forth between buildings was also wonderful! I must admit, we didn’t do anything exciting after checking in. We slept most of the day and wen ... 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