Outside St. Peter's Basilica

Trip to Vatican City

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August 3rd 2009
This morning we met downstairs at 8am. We were told that we could not wear shorts so everyone is in jeans. It’s gonna be another hot day. We boarded the Metro over to Vatican City. We didn’t take into account that today is a work day so at 8am the subway was packed. Some of the boys didn’t make it onto the same train as the rest of us but they weren’t far behind. Once into the vicini ... 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