At a Cafe

When in Rome...

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October 14th 2008
Ciao All!! Just returned home yesterday from my very exciting trip to Rome! This past Sunday was Dia de la Hispanidad in Spain, a day which used to be devoted to Cristobal Colon--or Christopher Columbus as we all know him--but is now just a general holiday (because he killed so many people and all). So anyways, last Wednesday I started out with my two friends, Becca and Kristin, for Roma! ... 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