The Trevi Fountain

Sydney to Rome

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August 23rd 2007
A mere 26 hours after Zo dropped us off at Sydney airport we arrived in Rome. The flight, of course, was interminable. Some things are just not meant to fly - three year old children for example. Our first day was quite eventful- arriving at 6am we were determined not to go to sleep. Arezzio, our driver helped out by introducing us first thing to the Italian way of driving .....everything we ha ... 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