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Rome, Cruise Day 1

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June 8th 2013
We woke up at 6 and got up at 7 for breakfast. After breakfast we walked to the station and had a look at the shops there. Dad splashed out and brought 2 tops! We needed to be back at the hotel by 11 to check out. Then we caught a taxi to take us to our collection point for cruise transfer. We nearly had a crash into a motorcycle! The traffic is really busy. We signed for cruise transfer and hoppe ... 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