The Roman Arch

Arrived in Rome -- What a way to start!

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June 4th 2015
The flight from home to Rome was smooth but long. Wished I could have gotten a bit more sleep, but the person behind me must have been assembling a bike or something. Noise and feeling was ongoing for 9 hours. Never figured out what was going on... After a 30 minute train ride (and chatting with the nicest Dutch couple about everything from the weather to ringtones), I arrived at Termini Statio ... 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