The Gnome in Rome

The "Gnome in Rome" - Asha's Perspective on the Eternal City

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August 31st 2011
I have long wondered what goes through the minds of babies. They go to sleep in one place and wake up to find themselves in a new place. What do they think about this? Do they mind? Is it all interesting and fun, or is it sensory overload? With Asha (aka the “Gnome in Rome”), I feel this must be even more extreme as there is nothing familiar or similar about each of the places we visit. We cov ... 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