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Day 7 - The roads lead to Rome 24/12

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December 24th 2009
It was sad to leave Venice. I could have easily spent more time there, but I was excited to head off to Rome for Christmas day. One aside was we were told just before getting to Venice that on Christmas day, we would do a mystery present swop, so if everyone could purchase a gift to the value of 3 euro and wrap it up to put in the box and at lunch we would all take a lucky dip. I think everyone b ... read more

Europe » Italy

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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