Listen to the Pope

All roads lead to Roma

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October 5th 2006
The train ride to Rome was quiet, I chatted to an australian girl who had lived in and loved Italy for 3 years who recommended a few things for me to see in Rome and an American Fisherman on a 2 week bender through Europe. I was reminded once again why i liked train journeys, the scenery is quite mezmerising, it's very easy to watch it slide by while listening to music. Its quite late when I final ... 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