Colosseum

Rome

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October 12th 2012
After the wedding and the fun in Florence I got on a train, supremley hungover, and headed for Rome. As the train left Florence I got to see some of the famous rolling Tuscan countryside, which was incredible. Spent the rest of the journery trying not to throw up so didn't see much else. Got to Rome in the evening so dropped my stuff off and went exploring. I wasn't sure what I was exp ... 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