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When in Rome

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June 28th 2007
ROME, ITALY: Lisa and I arrived in Rome on the 23rd. We chose to stay at a campground outside of the city due to it's extremely low cost accommodation. We stayed in a house tent, which is a tent with two cots in it. Sadly, it probably tops some of the accommodation we've had on this trip. The only problem was, Rome was ungodly hot while we were there....so we went to bed late, and woke up ea ... 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