Second pianoforte, still in top shape, Thanks Cristofori

Rome and Christmas in Italia

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December 31st 2011
Greetings from La Rocchetta as 2011 is ending. The future is finally here. Sorry it has been so long since we were able to publish a blog, but we spent the middle of the month in Rome, and the Christmas season with no computer access, so we'll just combine it all into one big blog entry. After our last entry, we spent five days in Rome, taking in all the sights we could, eating kebabs from fri ... 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