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Lightning Tour of Italy

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October 28th 2015
I have been in Italy since Friday of last week. We have a week off from classes, so my friend Joe and I are taking the opportunity to travel in Italy and Switzerland. The first city we visited was Rome. We arrived at night, so we didn’t get to do much until the next day. We started off that morning with the Colosseum. It’s an amazing structure, especially considering its age. As most people kn ... 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