The Colosseum

No gladiators unfortunately but still impressive...

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2007-08-31 Roming Italy

August 31st 2007
We have spent a week travelling around Italy. We had another day in Florence before heading down to Roma where we had 3 nights. We then turned around and made our way to Venice for 2 more days. Our second day in Florence had another long queue in store for us. The line for Galleria Uffizi (contains many famous Italian art) had people running for the line at only 8 in the morning. It took about ... read more

Europe » Italy » Veneto » Venice

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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