Pantheon

All roads lead to Rome

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July 6th 2006
Okay, I have no idea what the title has to do with this entry but whatever. Also, we aren't actually in Rome anymore but I guess I should go ahead and catch that up. Our first full day in Rome was long. Our hotel sucked. Horrible. Trust me, Hotel Texas was nothing like home, but thats a story we are hoping to soon forget so time to move on. After getting that situation taken care of we wen ... 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