Sunrise--9

Sunrise over Rome

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February 10th 2008
Last Tuesday, we woke up around 5:45am and hiked a good mile and a half up a hill to watch the sunrise over Rome. It was definitely worth it. The pictures I am attaching to this entry are of the sunrise. Enjoy! ... 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