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The Vatican

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May 3rd 2013
The subway in Rome was actually understandable if you knew approximately where to go/get off. We had guidance from the Hotel De Petris staff and we were able to get to the Vatican then back! We used the Rick Steves book on how to tour the Vatican. Our tickets were purchased ahead of time allowing us to go past the long line straight to the ticket counter to trade for a ticket. Yes we were hit w ... read more

Europe » Italy

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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