Sunset over the Bay of Naples

The End to an Italian Adventure

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October 10th 2007
And we end our trip back in Rome which became our home away from home. The bustle and craziness of Roman life that was once overwhelming, stressful and completely unfamiliar became comforting. I think we will return one day and find ourselves feeling a bit more like a strong, confident statue mounted on the top of one of the building here rather than the small insect dodging feet traffic and manue ... 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