Ancient City Ruins

More Rome & Embarkation Day

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May 26th 2008
We got up fairly early and went downstairs for the breakfast part of the B & B. With tickets in hand, we ordered American coffee and a croissant. One small cup was not enough so we got another round & then another--not realizing that each cup was 4 EU--38 EU later, we went back to the room to get going on the tour. Rosana's husband, David Kellogg, is a transplant from San Fransico. He is a for ... 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