Colosseum

Crossing the street and other things...

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July 4th 2010
Any of you who are friends of mine from TBS will be interested to know that The Body Shop Italy's products do not differ in any significant way from those in Canada, nor did I find anything awe inspiring (yes, I foind the TBS in Rome, and it's only about two blocks from my hotel. Go figure. So on Sunday, (4 July... Surprisingly little American pride on display), I began my day by proclaiming m ... 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