The little table and chairs on my balcony

A Roman Holiday (well...not technically!) and a Lost Passport

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September 10th 2008
I have finally returned to Roma, and this time for more than a day! The weather is beautiful, and I am excited to see the various sites that we have planned for this week. But first, about my journey... It all started with the bad news a few weeks ago that Alitalia had declared bankruptcy. I hoped that this wouldn't affect the flight, and it didn't, though I could see a little why they had d ... read more

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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