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Rome

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June 14th 2009
Hey everyone! We made it to Italy yesterday afternoon and we're having a great time.. here's an update from the last time we wrote on here... BARCELONA: We had the best time here. We spent most of our time on the beach and sleeping which was really nice because we were needing it! On our last day here (Friday) we went up this mountain that overlooks the beach and the entire city. We walked ... read more

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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