John Paul II's tomb

a whole walking day in Rome.

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December 4th 2005
It was in the books and pictures that made me think that Rome must have been a very ancient place. A place filled with antiques and sculptures, the colliseum (not to mention gladiators..), and the Vatican naming few of the things that pop up in my mind when i think of Rome. It all changed when i set foot upon this marvelous land. Rome really is a very upbeat and modern city boasting of its rich c ... 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