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Roman Ruins

You could walk almost anywhere and stumble across some.
Our First Taste of Italy

June 22nd 2009
We're writing this blog on one of our laziest days of our trip. We slept in til 10am, and will probably be in this internet cafe for about 4 hours or so. But at least it's raining outside, all the museums are closed and there is nothing better for us to do. Florence is kind of dull. We'll now continue where we left off, starting with our arrival in the ancient city of Rome. Our flight to Ro ... read more
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Italian Flag 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
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