giovanni leaning on a vespa with his gelato

ah, roma

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January 18th 2007
Im in rome!!! It is just amazing.. definitely the most amazing place Ive ever been to. I dont think Im fully adjusted to the time yet because I only slept about 3 1-2 hours last night. Anyway, Matt and I are at an internet cafe right now thats down the street from the roma termini station... which is a block or so away from the hotel! its 8pm now, which is only 11am on the west coast. Today, ... 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