Orangery

Day Two: Rome

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January 13th 2016
More excitement and a rich history that permeates everything we see- makes dear Oz seem so young. We walked miles today exploring Rome and thank Nick for recommending Villa Borghese! Apart from twice losing our money in the pay phone, without successfully completing the booking causing us to take a punt and walk there anyway, they let us buy tickets and it was amazing ( from the tessellated roman ... 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