Swiss guard

St. Peter's Basilica

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March 20th 2010
Geo: 41.9023, 12.4581This morning while Phil worked on school stuff, I walked down the street looking for a quick breakfast. I bought some fruit and snacks at the alimentari that we had gone to earlier in the week. The shop was busy with locals doing their shopping. Quite a few people had full baskets of groceries, more than I expected. There were still a few though that seemed to be buying ... read more

Europe » Italy » Lazio

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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