Good Bye Rome Photo 9

Good Bye Rome

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September 5th 2010
Today we say Good-Bye to Rome. It’s been awesome to walk its streets, watch it’s people, and eat its food. It’s a place where ancient history bumps into the established church. It’s a place where visitors are a part of the landscape and tourists are welcome at every corner. I expected to see the Roman Catholic Church at its best. What I saw, however, is a church that is enamored by the c ... 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