already taking a rest...

Roma... again

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May 15th 2008
We woke up SUPER early to get an early start to the ENTIRE day walking around Rome. We made our way to the Vatican, but made stops along the way at the Spanish Steps and the Piazza del Popolo. It was pretty sad that they were setting up for something in the Piazza, and that there was a Police party going on... celebrating their birthday. However, we did get to see the Lamborghini police car. From ... 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