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When in Rome...

April 30th 2011
Ever seen the Da Vinci Code? Better question- ever read the Da Vinci Code (sorry Tom Hanks your Robert Langdon was terrible)? If not, go read it. If so, I think you know of the almost unbelievable amount of history centered in Rome. Home of the Roman Empire and the Vatican, we had a jam packed three days to round out our time in Italy. Heading in, Lauren and I actually couldn’t remember if w ... read more
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Italian Flag 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
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