Castle St Angelo

Italy: When in Rome do as the Romans do

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September 12th 2008
We arrived in Bari, Italy early the next morning from the overnight ferry feeling rested and ready to take on Italy (well maybe not really rested as sleeping on the ferry is surprisingly not as comfortable as you would imagine). Without too much difficulty we managed to make it to the bus station and catch the next bus to Rome. Quickly realizing buses in Italy were on a different level then Greyho ... 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