A view of apartments from my window

Benvenuto a Roma

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February 4th 2009
The first real day in Rome was a lot better than my past experience in London. Of course my feet are filled with blisters after walking everywhere. I had some nice experiences with the locals. As i was returning to my apartment without my roommates for the first time, I went to open the huge door with my key. But I had three keys on my key chain, so I was struggling with which one was the right ... 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