Self-Guided Tour

All Roads Lead to Rome

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September 30th 2007
Apologies to everyone with this being so late and so long. The time has really flown by and everyday has been so busy that I haven’t been able to get to it at night. Also, to Maryvonne - we wish you were here.... Thursday, September 20, 2007 - Before leaving Venice this morning, Kevin and I went out and did a little Christmas shopping, and then back to the room to pack up and head out. ... 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