At Trevi Fountain

Rome to KC

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May 17th 2009
We got back to Rome on Friday around 3:00 and found a hotel near the train station. We didn't have much time in the city so we headed out for a walk and then early dinner. Our walk was thru Piazza del Popolo, the Spanish Steps, and the Pantheon neighborhood. We had hoped to get some different lighting in the Pantheon this time but it was overcast and a little rainy. It was cool to see the rain ... 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