Sunset over Florence

Rome (day 4) / Florence

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May 28th 2006
The last day in Rome was very uneventful. I walked around and saw the remaining sites like the Vatican Mueseums, Sistine Chapel, and a few randoms around the city. I basically relaxed at various points, listened to some music, and waited to meet Dan and Julie at 2:30 on the North Side of the Coloseum. We spent the day touring the city and we went in the colosseum. I officially started an obsession ... read more

Europe » Vatican City

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Popes in their secular role ruled portions of the Italian peninsula for more than a thousand years until the mid 19th century, when many of the Papal States were seized by the newly united Kingdom of Italy. In 1870, the pope's holdings were further c... ... read more