Kasie conquered S. Pietro Basilica

Rome day two

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August 19th 2016
We had a busy day. We walked from the archeological sites to the Vatican City and then to Fontana di Trevi. Kasie's favorite was climbing the S. Pietro dome. We did make it to a really nice resturant near the Vatican....it seems like I've been here before... We had to make 2 Gelato stops today. Sorry you missed out on the gelato Pedro. ... 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