Would you like a little cheese with your cheese? and other adventures in Rome
September 12th 2008 Friday morning dawned much too early for me, after an enjoyable evening at Casina Valadier, but the business session was productive and successful, so it was worth it. After a quick change, it was time to head to lunch at Caffe delle Arti. Originally, the plan was to eat outside, but with bad weather threatening and showers earlier in the morning, our hosts make some quick phone calls to move us
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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 
