Circus Maximus
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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 establi... [read more]
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 establi... [read more] Blog: Roma!
Date: July 25th 2007
Arrived in Rome to scorching heat - I don't handle heat well, especially not without a beach nearby! Anyway, I took a walk in the evening, decided to just get a feel of the city. I walked into the path of the Colosseum, so I thought, heck, why not just go in and take a look? And as I was heading back to the hostel, I walked right into the piazza where the Trevi Fountain was. That basically ... read more
Date: July 25th 2007
Arrived in Rome to scorching heat - I don't handle heat well, especially not without a beach nearby! Anyway, I took a walk in the evening, decided to just get a feel of the city. I walked into the path of the Colosseum, so I thought, heck, why not just go in and take a look? And as I was heading back to the hostel, I walked right into the piazza where the Trevi Fountain was. That basically ... read more
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- Oh, the Places You'll Go! by Dr Seuss.
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