Sam at the Spanish Steps

Day 15 - June 28 - Crpyts & Bones

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June 28th 2010
We had a 9:15 Scavi Tour booked at the Vatican and I was so determined that we would not miss it that we were up by 7:30 and out the door by 8. Of course, the Metro was fast and we hit the Vatican almost an hour early. Sam began to wonder out loud why we had spent three days at the Vatican when we probably could have seen it all in one long day. I snapped that he could plan the next trip, but its ... 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