Ancient Roman ruins

ITALY - ROME

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October 22nd 2010
ROME We walked through the huge central station of Rome in anticipation of our 4 night visit. The hotel we had booked was 9 stations from the centre but only took about 15minutes to get there. Our room was on the 3rd floor so we were a tad disappointed when the receptionist told us that the elevator was out of order. The usual routine ensued, I gave my backpack to Net and carried both our suitc ... 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