Bernini's Fountain

Oh this is Old NEWS now

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August 31st 2006
Thursday, Nov. 31 and Friday, Sept. 1 Here I sit… in seat 36C. I was supposed to have a window seat, but I guess when I rebooked I didn’t specify. I’m exhausted. I’ve only had a few hours sleep in the last few days. Things at DFW went very smoothly. I boarded at 3 p.m. The flight was on time, very little turbulence. I’ve slept sporadically. The merlot helps. I love getting to practice ... 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