The Roman Villa of Casale
All the rooms have a clear glass covering over them to protect the mosaics which make up the floors
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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]
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] Blog: 3rd Weekend trip: Part 3
Date: July 5th 2008
(June 15th) After getting our free breakfast at the hotel bar (cappuccino and a chocolate creme filled croissant...yeah I was being the fat kid that morning), we headed back towards the east coast of the island with a few stops on our way back. Oh, on the way there, we stopped at a gas station to fill up (gas is ~$10 US a gallon by the way), and I saw a whole bunch of children surrounding this red ... read more
Date: July 5th 2008
(June 15th) After getting our free breakfast at the hotel bar (cappuccino and a chocolate creme filled croissant...yeah I was being the fat kid that morning), we headed back towards the east coast of the island with a few stops on our way back. Oh, on the way there, we stopped at a gas station to fill up (gas is ~$10 US a gallon by the way), and I saw a whole bunch of children surrounding this red ... read more
