Campidoglio Steps

Roma--the city of sore feet

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August 26th 2010
We have spent our first full day here in Rome. Our B&B is in an old section of, not to be confused with Ancient, Rome. We have a room on the 4th floor--5th in the US--with no air conditioning. Two rooms share a bath down the hall--very easy so far. It's about 90 during the day and very muggy. Last night it dropped to only about 70. I slept hard till about 4am and then I was wide awake. Fun. ... read more

Europe » Italy

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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