Outside the Colloseum

Colloseum, Spanish Steps, and more!

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March 3rd 2011
We started Day 3 in Rome with sunshine! Finally! Sure enough, it didn't last very long. The rain was sure to pick up, but it wasn't as bad as it has been. From the late afternoon onwards we had clear skies. Our big trip today was to the Colloseum and Forum. In effort to catch as much sunshine as we could, we tried to take off early. Our apartment hosts provide us with some th ... 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