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I am a Student, Not a Tourist

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June 1st 2017
As the first week is coming to a close, today was my last day of classes! Tomorrow, I will be hopping on a train, EARLY morning, to spend the weekend in Venice!! Today was a quiet, yet long day. We went to Musei Capitoline, which is near the Colosseum and overlooks the Roman Forum. This museum had everything but the kitchen sink! From the few parts of the Colossus of Constantine to the Eq ... read more

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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