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April 27th 2008
We’re finally on the ship. After a hectic three days in Rome, a city that I fell in love with, it’s nice to relax a little bit. The weather is turning out to be beautiful. Not as warm as I thought, but still I don’t need a jacket. The Vatican was incredible. For me the highlight of the Vatican tour was seeing the Sistine Chapel. No words can describe how I felt. I did not realize th ... read more

Europe » Italy

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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