Look we are here!

What a city! Rome

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August 5th 2010
Hi there, Well after a two night ferry ride, a shuttle bus ride and taxi ride and then a four hour train ride we arrived in Rome about 2:30 on Wednesday afternoon. We were able to walk to our hotel from the train station and were very lucky and got a room that fits both ourselves and our bags. The only problem with the room is that there is no lock on the bathroom door, which bugs Hannah ... read more

Europe » Italy » Lazio » Rome

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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