Hotel Arenula--be ready to climb

Here is a portion of the group preparing themselves to climb the stairs to get to their rooms. The lobby was on the first floor, and we were on the ground floor. Soon I would have assistance in getting me to the 5th (4th for them) floor. That was truly when the "stairmaster tour" nickname came into effect!

Now truly "when in Rome"

July 15th 2007
Rome is a city that I would save for last in a tour of Italy. I was also waiting to see when I would be able to use the phrase "when in Rome," and it came to me as we rode two buses to the modern art and Bourghese museums today. One bus was packed to the brim, so that's just one thing. The time has come again to watch our bags, wear our money belts, get out at night to see the fountains and more ( ... 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

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