This was just too cool

Roma (the Eternal City) will truly be in my heart forever!

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April 3rd 2007
Oh, how I loved this city! Italy doesn't disappoint, and though some of the Roman sights are just like you see in pictures, nothing can take away the experience of standing on the steps of the Colosseum... throwing a coin into the Trevi Fountain... or gazing up at the Sistine Chapel. Tuesday, April 3 I LOVE Rome even more after our first day! We saw the Colosseum, Palatine Hi ... read more

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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