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Arriving in Venice

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June 26th 2009
Leaving Rome On the way out of Rome we decided to leave early for the train station so that we could check out the Museo Romano (Roman Museum) about a block from the terminal. It was a disappointment, most of the collection was of pieces of columns and other stone fragments. The historic collection at the Vatican is hard to beat. By the way the cab ride to the Terminal was 10 euros. Ridin ... read more

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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