Europe - 2012 591

Rome, Italy

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September 17th 2012
Rome...what a historical & wonderful city to visit. This is my second trip here, and I mainly came back with two goals in mind which was to view the underground of the Colosseum, and to mail myself a postcard from Vatican City. Upon arrival, I have no trouble finding my hostel, for I have stayed in the same hostel before. I was familiar with the surroundings, so off I went to the Colosseum. I h ... 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