Pam and Rick

Rome

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July 5th 2006
Yesterday we headed to Rome for a day trip. We visited the Vatican Museum and the Sistine Chapel, St Peters Cathedral (and dome) and then took a brief break for...you guessed it...gelato! We then walked to Capitol Hill, the Forum and the Coliseum. After a long day of touring, we ate dinner at a delicious resturant near the Piazza dei Fiori. This is when things took an interesting turn. W ... 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