Piazza del Popolo in the Evening

The Borghese Gallery with a Toddler

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June 30th 2005
Today we got up very early and walked to the Borghese Gallery. We arrived early, but the gallery is located in a huge park full of fountains and gardens, so we had time to relax and stroll around. The grounds were beautiful, but Katherine was more interested in the trucks that were removing old tree branches than she was in the gardens. I was very excited about visiting the Borghese Gallery. ... read more

Europe » Italy » Lazio » Rome

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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