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Rome

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May 30th 2009
Rome marked the end of the trip for Clare, and the beginning of my solo trip for the next two months. We had extended our stay in Positano by one extra day, and we were very lucky (but got a good lecture from the owner) that the next hotel allowed us to change our booking without penalty. This left Clare with one evening to see something of Rome before flying home, so off we went exploring. We ... 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