Rooftop

.Rome Day 1

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March 3rd 2010
(Wednesday March 3) Today was the first full day of the trip. After sleeping for 12 hours we headed to the hotel roof for a wonderful breakfast buffet consisting of meats, cheeses, and pastries. After breakfast the sightseeing began. First stop was Trevi Fountain located just a couple of blocks from our hotel. This was also the location to pick up the hop on/hop off bus, which we took on a 2 h ... 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