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Off to Roma, Again

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September 23rd 2006
Today was my last trip to Florence. I went to this amazing chapel overlooking the city and had my 2nd or maybe 3rd spiritual moment. The first, being in Rome…second in a Baroque chapel. Anyhoo… tomorrow I pack for Rome. I think I will cry. Italy is…. How could one describe? The good news is Greece will be equally awesome. And with this leg of my adventure coming to its close, the intensi ... 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