Andrew admiring view of Piazza del Popolo from Villa Borghese

Rome - Villa Borghese

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July 19th 2009
Last day in Rome - We slept in till nearly 10. Our carefully constructed itinerary included a trip out of the city to see some ancient ruins that were particularly well preserved and apparently give a strong sense of Roman life ~2000 years ago. However, as we stared at each other, bleary-eyed and somewhat aching, we decided to opt for a plan B. We had more good coffee, this time in front of the ... 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