Fountain at Piazza della Republica

Bella Italia!

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February 12th 2009
Ok I’m going to get this thing finished I swear! This is the last installment of Amanda and my trip during our Christmas break. We ended our travels exploring the wonders of Italy. After leaving Venice we took the train to Perugia, where I studied for 4 months during the fall. Amanda wanted to see where I had lived, I wanted to introduce her to people I had met there, and most importantly, I l ... read more

Europe » Italy

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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