Tough Guy

Wandering Wonders

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January 2nd 2007
We went to the Vatican this morning hoping to see the Sistine chapel. We could have, but we would have to wait with 20,000 of our best friends in a line that went all the way around St. Peter’s Square. I’ll buy the postcard. The rest of the day was spent wandering our way back to our hotel past Castel St. Angelo, Piazza Navora, The Pantheon, Tempio Adriano, and again the Coliseum. We must ha ... 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