the arch outside the Colosseum

When in Rome...

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October 1st 2009
It's 21:29 in Rome right now and I'm laying on my bed in the hostel. Today was my first full day away and I must say, it rocked! I got up at 9am and said goodbye to the 4 British girls that were staying in my room, they were moving onto Barcelona. I was laughing at the girls as they packed up because their bags were huge; 90 liters, which is twice the size of my pack. My other roommate is retu ... 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