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Madi heads off to europe

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August 24th 2014
Week 1- Europe I arrived in Rome on the 1st of February to kick off my first part of my trip: Europe. The plane ticket from Sydney to Rome cost $2519.84 and was 12 hours long. As soon as I arrived I jumped on a Hop-On-Hop-Off Sightseeing Tour bus which took me around Rome to see all of the famous landmarks. I got to stand on the Spanish Steps, tossed a coin over my shou ... 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