Circus Maximus Collapsius

Three Blocks Down . . .

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September 10th 2008
This is a game I play in new places. I call it "Three Blocks Down" because I tell myself I will walk just three blocks in any direction from my hotel and get a new perspective, gain some confidence, explore very very locally, and have some fun. It works every time and it is very addictive. Pretty soon those three blocks are three more and then...you get the idea. Three blocks down fr ... 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