The Pieta

Rome

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June 1st 2008
Saturday, May 31 Roma, Italy Our goal today was to start in Vatican City, see all of it, then return for a rest and finish the day with another of RS’s Rome self-guided walks, the “Dolce Vita Stroll.” Before leaving, I had to do a little more surgery on Jackie’s little toe. The blister that she developed on Friday was still there and needed some attention. Once that was done we headed ... 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