Pompei 1

Pompei to Rome

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March 15th 2007
Hello! I can't believe it's already Thursday! Time is flying by. Yesterday morning we left Sorrento and visited the ruins of Pompei. It was super interesting looking at all the remains and trying to imagine hundreds upon hundreds of years ago. We walked the grounds with a tour guide for about an hour learning about all of the history. Around 12:00pm we left for lunch at the pizzaria. We a ... 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