Teatro Dell'Opera

Mediterranean Cruise (Days 1-3)

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August 10th 2009
My mom, grandma, and I left Toronto on July 16th for our European adventure! We arrived in Rome (which was where the cruise departed from) on July 17th around noon. The cruise left on July 18th at 5pm, so we had an afternoon and a morning to explore Rome. After we checked into our hotel, my mom and I decided to go to the Colosseum. On our way there, we passed the Teatro Dell' Opera and of cours ... 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