Tomb of the unknown soldier

Day 14 – Our last day in Rome and Italy – Last minute sites and shopping

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June 28th 2008
Day 14 - Our last day in Rome and Italy - Last minute sites and shopping While most of our tour mates were getting up before sunrise to get to the airport, we were fortunate enough to get to sleep in and enter our last day with calm and rest. Ok, it could have been tour fatigue. We all had a leisurely breakfast in the hotel, but it was quite odd not to see all our tour mates t ... read more

Europe » Italy » Lazio » Rome

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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