Eerie display of the bones of Friars

Rome

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September 25th 2006
Day 8 - Rome We were up waayy early and on the bus by 6:45am in the attempt to beat the crowds to the Vatican. And we did. Well sort of, there were about 50 people in front of us, but that was nothing. Not long after we arrived, the queue was already massive. Apparently about 20,000 people go through the Vatican each day. So big points to Red Bull for getting us up so early!! ... 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