the Colosseum Photo 7

the Colosseum

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June 21st 2009
My trip to the Colosseum: I rode Rolando's scooter to the Colosseo which is a lot more difficult than one would think. The map that I had bought to help me has been almost completely useless because the names of streets are sometimes listed... sometimes.. its not very accurate either and you have to drive so fast that its almost impossible to simply just trot along and hope you find your way. E ... 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