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Wednesday Eight

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April 8th 2015
Rome: Slept in as we had train reservations for 11:20. Casual breakfast and a wander through the Pantheon with only a few tourists (we attempted to get in the other day and were repulsed by thousands of people forcing their way into the sanctuary). What a structure! The oculus is beautiful and it is amazing that it has rained into this temple/church for almost 2000 years and it is still ... read more

Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Florence

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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