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Vatican City, Rome  
   

Vatican City, Rome

My mom, my brother Vincent, & our Italian cousin Sirio.
Italy/Sicily (October, 1999)

October 17th 1999
So when I was around 15 years old, my parents thought it was time to show us our roots. It's always nice to know where you come from. I grew up in a sicilian household in Elizabeth, New Jersey. My brother and I were raised in a 2 family house, we lived upstairs with our parents, my grandparents downstairs. The finished basement complete with a kitchen was reserved for Sunday Dinners of the best It ... read more
Europe » Italy » Lazio » Rome

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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