The colosseum

Day 11 Sunday 25th December

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December 25th 2005
Merry Christmas! We gathered together this morning to exchange gifts before breakfast. Most people received special momentos of their travels, including Venetian masks, pocket knives, jewellery and chocolate. Our local guide showed us more of the features of the ancient city of Rome today. Despite the rain, we were amazed by the magnitude of the Colosseum. Our guide impressed us with her deta ... 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