Colosseum

Vatican City during Easter

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April 8th 2007
I’m going to start this trip off the correct way, not sleeping. “Hi, we have a reservation” “No, you don’t” “Tu madre tiene un bigote” So, the girls got the room that was available and the boys took to the streets. Luckily one of the hostels allowed us to store our bags there, because our reservation was good for the next night. Our original thought was to sleep at the train s ... 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