Fruit at the market

Wondering around Rome

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June 4th 2008
Wednesday, June 4- Wandering around Rome Due to the FAO Summit (we’ve been told it is a summit to help third world countries) that is happening in Rome, our bus had to drop us off at the Metro station and we had to take a subway into Rome. The traffic is crazy and the police have many roads blocked off around the main area. The Metro here is interesting, not as bad as London or New York but itâ ... 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