The Park

Day 1: Rome :))

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June 1st 2011
What we did today: 1) Vatican Museum- Sistine Chapel 2) Huge park in Rome and visited the zoo 3) Pizzeria for lunch- Four Cheese Pizza and Lemon Sobert 4) Walked ALL the way back to the hotel!! 5) Break at the hotel 6) Metro to the Colosseum!! 7) Beautiful views of the Colosseum 8) Walking around at night 9) Dinner- Bread w/ melted Mozerella and Salami and Truffle/Coffee Gelato! (YUM!) ... 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