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Rome

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September 12th 2014
Well, Rome was a complete whirlwind, and it was over a week ago that I was there so we will see how well I can recall what I did. I arrived at the hostel around 10:00 am, met the girls (my college roommate's younger sister Heather and two others she was traveling with on a school related trip) immediately after checking in, and by about 10:30 am we were headed to the Coliseum. We didn't have time ... 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