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Our First Day in Rome

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December 25th 2014
After a long 9 hour flight, we finally made it to Rome. The gang went out to explore the neighborhood and came across the Church of St. Agnes, Spanish Steps, and Patheon. While out, we stopped for a nice lunch, where I was dragged out of the bathroom by an 80 year old woman because she wasn't done cleaning yet. Dressed like every Nana and Nonna out there, in the quintessential black tights, open t ... read more

Europe » Italy

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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