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St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican City  
   

St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican City

I may be Canadian, but I have Roman hands

September 15th 2012
The end of our trip came too soon (although it's taken me 4 months for my last blog). During our first stop in Rome, we visited the gardens of the Roman History Museum and the Baths of Diocletian. We visited the group of four Late Renaissance fountains located at the Via delle Quattro Fontane and ended up at the top of the Spanish Steps. We took the high road next to the Borghese Park and l ... read more
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Italian Flag 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
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