a small bath!

Rome Vatican

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September 23rd 2008
Rome - September 22 (Geoff) We had a very slow start to the day today - we are finally starting to wilt from the pace (I'm not helping as I want to see everything while we are here). I nagged Sue until she succumbed and after a quick trip to the local food shop - not big enough to call a supermarket - and a bit of breakfast at 10:30, we went to the Piazza Del Colloseo to use our Roma passes ... read more

Europe » Italy

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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