Somewhere over Italy

Roman working holiday

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February 20th 2009
I had been to Italy a couple times before, but hadn't been to Rome... yet! And was told it'll become my 2nd home as, for the next year or so, I'm going to have to go quite a few more times. Sounds good for me! So day one nothing much happened...got to the hotel, got some food, had a walk around exploring our hood then went out for dinner and back to the hotel. To watch CNN as it was the only ch ... 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