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We finally went to the zoo

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March 27th 2006
We had a wonderful day at the zoo a couple Saturdays ago and it was such a fun day. A bunch of us met at Piazza del Popolo and ate lunch. After lunch we headed towards the park which we walked across to go to the zoo. The park was beautiful especially considering it was perfect weather. Arriving at the zoo was quite relieving as I'd been wanting to go since we got here. The animals seemed to be a ... 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