Colosseo

Italy at last!

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December 28th 2007
Wow! I'm in Rome! It's been a looong day though. I'm so exhausted. I barely slept on the plane for some reason, despite being still so tired from not sleeping for the last few days. When we finally got to Munich, we walked past first class and next time... that's the ticket. I didn't get much sleep at the airport in Munich either though, mainly because of a high school group that was shouting all ... 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