Colosseum

Shrink wrapped chocolate Croissants - IN ITALY!!

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October 8th 2010
Like a stepping stone on our way home, Italy has not figured in our reading or planning. As we set sail on an 8 hour ferry from Dubrovnik to Bari, it’s hard not to think of home. Molly is desperately staring to miss her Mum and friends; Facebook cannot fill the chasm. Lauren is starting to determine the daily routine and that does not involve sightseeing. Frances is clinging to the thought that ... 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