Marcus Aurelias

Rome 24 Sept

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September 26th 2008
Rome - September 24 (Geoff) Me again, Sue's due for a day off after her marathon effort yesterday. Today was another quiet day (not). We did however have no plans so it was a quiet breakfast for us and off into the town for a quiet stroll and explore. I had wanted to see the Museo di Roma (Museum of Rome) since we first stumbled across the building on Saturday so convinced Sue that we shou ... 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