Tammy, Gavin and John at Trevi Fountain

We made it to Rome

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September 25th 2007
We finally made it to Rome. Our flights were not bad, although no one got much sleep. So we have been forcing the kids to stay up all day so they will adjust to 'Italy' time. We have been up for close to 40 hours, so if my writing doesn't make sense - please excuse. Tammy chatted for quite some time with one of the flight attendants (hard to imagine Tammy talkative!) and, after talking about ... 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