Hotel Grifo terrace

Flight from Dubai - Doha - Rome

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September 14th 2012
I had hoped to leave work early thursday, but of course that didn't happen. I was rushing around up until 4:00 and my computer picked that moment to freeze as I was preparing to print and send my report. I couldn't stop the tears (and the laughter) from flowing. But I sent, said goodbye in record time and was outtie. I got home with the maids cleaning and when they left, I could not for ... 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