Coliseum

2nd night in Rome

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June 1st 2011
2nd night in Rome... Of course first night all we could do is sleep after 30 hours of traveling. We went to Coliseum in the evening and then had a late night snack close to the Coliseum before heading back to the hotel. We also have a ton of police around our hotel and other hotels in the area for the big celebration on June 2th (similar to our 4th of July). A lot of dignitaries are stayin ... 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