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I Have Arrived!

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May 28th 2017
I am landed, unpacked, and navigating my way around! The flight was 9 hours, not horrible, but I barely got any sleep! Fortunately there was a nice variety of movie selections. Since we got to Rome at 9am, I have to stay awake all day to get better acclimated ... I am tired ... Tonight, we walked in the city for dinner and ate near the Pantheon. I enjoyed a (very) large margarita pizza, b ... 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