The Pantheon

Roma! Oh the Parmigiana!

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March 18th 2009
Now we move to Rome... Ben and left our lovely stay in Florence Monday morning (March 2) on a train to Rome. The ride was slow, but I really do love the relaxed nature and views that trains provide. Also, an advantage to trains is they go right into the city you're traveling to. So when we reached Rome, the only thing left was to find our hostel. We always start off finding our hostel with ... 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