I needed a new couch...

Return to Rome

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April 19th 2008
Isn't it funny how things come full circle? Don't mind me, this is the second time I have written this entry - damn internet connections... After the adventures of the previous day it was an early start for a long day of driving. With a strong air of anticipation the major of our tour group crowded outside in the rain, waiting for Fabio, who clearly wasn't as ready as we all were, to get back o ... 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