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Italy I: Arriving in Rome

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November 14th 2010
Tuesday Nov. 9: Flight to Roma Flight left West Palm Beach around 3 pm. Aunt Jane Grey took us to the airport and we had lunch before the flight. So nice to catch up, with the wedding being too busy for visiting, so nice to share our excitement. Connecting flight in Charlotte, NC then an 8 hour flight to Italy. We spent the flight addressing wedding invitations and talking to a nice Italian man ... 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