Jane in Verona

Back in Rome

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November 4th 2007
Hello all, Peter and I have finsihed our bus tour and are now back in Rome. Let me say, thank goodness for wheels on bags because even though the cobblestone streets seem great from a distance, they are a bugger to navigate with bags in tow. We have had a wonderful tour around Italy, I especially liked the north. Yes, the hills of Tuscany are truely beautiful. We had a great time in Florenc ... read more

Europe » Vatican City

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Popes in their secular role ruled portions of the Italian peninsula for more than a thousand years until the mid 19th century, when many of the Papal States were seized by the newly united Kingdom of Italy. In 1870, the pope's holdings were further c... ... read more