At the Colisseum

Rome - Day 4

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November 17th 2010
Made our last use of the tour bus to get to the Colisseum for a walking tour. Had a bit of delay due to concerns about a student protest in town, so had to get off early and walk the rest of the way. Our walking tour guide is a friend of Maria's - Lori. We hired her privately which was great because we could go at our own pace and she was very good at engaging the kids who had lots of questions. T ... read more

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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