Another statue in another square.

There is a story behind it, and someone famous probably carved the statues, but we saw a dozen today, all in a special square, built as a monument to an event.

Italy Day 3 - And the Roman Empire continues...

October 11th 2014
So begin today with 5:15 wake up call, so you can make 6:30 breakfast, but perhaps with a moment to connect to wifi in the lobby as you pass through. Nope, big line of people waiting in line to get in for breakfast at 6:30, because tour buses are leaving hotel for Vatican City. Oh, I guess we aren't the only ones going huh? Breakfast was good, enjoyable, and not rushed, since our bus didn't lea ... read more

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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

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