Palazzo Venezia

Rome 5/1/2010

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May 1st 2010
We have had a great day so far today. Mom is reading WWII notes from Uncle jim in preparation fro tomorrow at Anzio Beach. Larry is singing with the Ipod and sleeping. We didn't venture out so early today as our B&B is just a couple or three blocks from the Vatican. Till (B&B manager) brought us our breakfast...great cappacino, juice, and pasteries...yum-o. We started out at the Vatacian..unb ... 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