Raphael Piece

Rome'n around

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October 9th 2007
I think I may have just become a canditate for the 'Tackiest Play on Words, ever' award. The bus trip from Venice to Rome took up most of the day, and once again I was staying in a camping grounds a few k's outside the city centre. It was the same company as last time, so again there were a couple bars, a pool, and a supermarket. It's like staying in you're own little village. I was planning to ... 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