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Rome in a Day

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June 2nd 2011
Hello All! A couple of pictures for you from our day out in Rome. We took the 7am train out of Montevarchi to Rome Termini. It took three hours to get there, but there were some nice views from the train as compensation. Rome was loud, bustling and exciting. There seemed to be armed police and paparazzi everywhere – although we didn’t spot any celebrities. I had listed 5 sites I was keen t ... 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