Laurie 260

Stunning Roma

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May 8th 2011
Sunday May 8th, 2011 Rome, Italy We are back on the land after coming in from the sea. We landed at the port of Civitavecchia on the western coast of Italy. After storing the major part of our luggage at the cruise terminal we boarded a train for the Roma Termini Station. We have spent the last two days walking and walking some more all over Rome. The history is almost over whelming. The cit ... read more

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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