Monument in Saint Peters Square

Rome in a Day and a half...

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June 25th 2008
Well, we made it to Rome.. The train ride this time was MUCH easier and more comfortable, and the Rome Termini Station much nicer. Having read up on all the pickpocket activity in Rome, we are on higher guard (back to money belt and safes). We were able to negotiate a cab ride to the hotel for $28 euro (the first guy wanted about $40 and Charlene told him to kiss off). The hotel is very nice, ... 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