View of the Roman Forum from Palatine Hill

EuroTrip Day 34 (Rome Day 6)

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July 17th 2008
We woke up a little late today, but full of energy and ready to go explore. Well, at least I did. We quickly got ready, got some breakfast/lunch at the pizza kebab place and headed to the Colisseum. I think I might have mentioned this before, but we did the whole deal of getting the ticket at the Forum to skip the cue at the Colisseum. Luckily we did because again we bypassed about 200-300 people. ... 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