Back court yard

Ciao Roma

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June 3rd 2008
At last we have internet connection from home; even if we have to sit in the back courtyard with the computer tilted to an 11 degree angle. Roma. What a beautiful, amazing city. The streets are wider than I expected and the traffic no where near as bad; though we’ve parked the car for the stay, we at least got here with out too much fuss. Our apartment is great only about 5 min walk to the Colo ... 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