Daniel pretending to cook up a storm at a fast food joint - Roman style

These places are everywhere in Pompeii. Apparently the Romans didn't cook much at home. There are still holes in the marble bench tops where they used to cook the food. You can also see the grooves at the front of the shop. The used to have sliding doors out front.

Lessons in Italian, Crime, Grime and way too much Pizza

March 19th 2008
From Rome we travelled south and further inland to experience a bit of Italia agroturismo on the outskirts of a small town named Sora. Italy is packed with these farmstays and we thought we’d chosen a “real” one - that is, one that was more into showcasing the natural beauty and produce of the region than squeezing as many Euros as they can out of visitors. It turns out our farmstay wasn’t ... 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

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