July 8

July 8 - Rome Italy

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July 8th 2010
July 8, 2010 - Rome Italy. Another busy day on the Trafalgar Tours European Accent trip. As it turns out, it is well named - a small taste of everything on a big menu. We left Venice early and traveled through Bolonga on oue way to Tuscany and Umbra. Tuscany is as beautiful as it looks in the movies and Jerry Seinfeld episodes. Buy the way, for fans of the show, there are houses for rent in Tusc ... read more

Europe » Italy

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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