Rome, Italy

Rome, Italy

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April 3rd 2011
Our Last Day! How sad we are to say goodbye to Rome and to Europe! Andrea kept us busy on this last day! We started the day with a choice. Kim, Johnny myself and many of the students and chpaerones from east Yellow Medicine attended mass at St. Peter's Basilica. We were also honored to see the Angelius in St. Peter's Square... as the Pope came to the window, made a speech ... 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