Vatican City

Rome Day 2

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May 13th 2005
Rome is an amazing place with so much to see and do, i have walked that much since being here it doesnt matter what i eat....... Today i went to Vatican City and the Coloseum these places are just amazing i spent about 7 hours just at these two places, the Vatican is just splendid. I saw Pope John Paul......(where he is now) that seemed to be a popular spot so i took a photo, and Benedict wa ... 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