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Flight to Rome and Our First Day

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April 1st 2015
Wednesday 1: Our ride picked us up at 5:30 in the morning. Very early after a somewhat restless night (excitement about the trip we can assume ... or was it the Thai food)! We had our first opportunity to use our Global Entry identification at TSA. We signed up for it a few months ago and, after an extensive review of our travel history and security clearance (including an interview), we ... 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