Spectator Entrance

Day 15 - Rome, Italy

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August 30th 2008
Activities Colosseum Anniversary Dinner Highlight(s) Washing day. Ah, the joy of clean clothes!! Special dinner - went all out - bubbles, bruschetta, fish, beef, tiramisu, apple tart... Michele's Gelati count - 18 Joscelina's Italian Coffee count - 16 Odd Spot(s) * Michele very nearly knocked over a price ... 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