Rome 058

Studying abroad: the Beth goes to Rome edition!

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March 1st 2011
This weekend I accomplished my dream of going to Italy...Well, I won't consider the goal fully accomplished until I see Florence and Venice etc. over spring break. Friday, I landed in Rome around 9:00 Italy time and took a bus to the Freedom Traveller's hostel. If anyone is planning on going to Italy and doesn't want to pay a fortune for a hotel room, I highly recommend going there. The next da ... 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