When in Rome Photo 33

When in Rome

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January 21st 2011
I know, I know! But no other title would fit quite as well so I went with it! Alex and I landed in Rome at the Fiumicino airport. You step off the plane into what could be mistaken for a shopping mall! Designer after designer shop all line the way to baggage claim. Alex and I twisted and wound our way through the shops and made it to a baggage reclaim area... Unfortunately it was not the correct ... read more

Europe » Italy

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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