At the Colosseum

ROME.......We are in Love

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August 23rd 2008
ROME........ Wednesday 20th Rome Introduction to Rome I am completely in love with Rome!! I know that it’s expensive, the people are rude and the queues are long. But I love the streets, the Ruins; the people that are rude, the different taste of food, the fact that I’m speaking my version of Italian to Romans and my children and Kurt are saying “Bene Grazie” and slowly gai ... 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