The roads to rome

Day 8 - Christmas Day in Rome 25/12

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December 25th 2009
Christmas Day. Was a touch miserable for the day, after having stayed up so late the previous night, but not able to speak to my four children left at home 😞 I was told by some of the people on our tour, not to worry about it, as the kids were probably having fun anyway ... gee that makes me feel better - NOT! Anyway an early day. We slept in unfortunately so breakfast was kind of skipped ... 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