Sunny Rome

Rome For The Day

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May 20th 2008
The flight from KL was good. They allocated me the seat I requested. Not that it mattered as the plane was only two-thirds full. I had the window and aisle to myself which was pure luxury. Cabin crew were good and served me a glass of beer and wine with my meal. I took a sleeping pill which seemed to do the trick. Not sure how long I was asleep but I estimate 3-4 hours. Without that I would have b ... 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