Piazza Novana

Day 14 - Rome

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August 19th 2009
It’s hot...very hot...it at least hit the old century today. The heat here is dry, so that even if you get in a draft there is little relief. The only relief comes from finding some shade in this city of stone. We started the day at the famous Colosseum where we took a tour offered by people around the entry point. We were a little concerned as the tour guide took a while to turn up once a g ... 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