POMPEII

We have a bit of catching up to do!

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October 7th 2007
On Friday we spent the day at the Borghese Gallery, becoming acquainted with the ethereal sculptures of Gian Lorenzo Bernini….it was a great day which began with a big smile and a hello from Richard Lewis of ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’! After the Borghese Gallery, we walked with our guide to the Spanish Steps where we made yet another trip to American Express to exchange our much less valuable ... read more

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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