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Roma Calling - May 17/18 - First Days in Rome

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May 18th 2012
After getting off the plane, Lisa and I went through to the baggage check. After a wait (which I would come to realize as a characteristic of Italian culture) we finally got our bags and headed to the transport company that Temple Rome arranged to take us to our residence. Keep in mind we never had to go through customs or anything, which was surprising. After being shuffled between about 4 differ ... 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