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Return to the Vatican and Our Final Day

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November 14th 2008
We had to scramble this morning to make a train to the airport, so I woke up early, took my place in the bathroom, and wrote up an entire entry, only to have the server crash. I lost it all, so here I am, trying once again. Just wanted to slip in a plug for my LL Bean backpack. The thing is amazing. I've stuffed so much stuff in there; water, jackets, cameras, snacks, even forks and knives. Whe ... 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