Precious at the Colessum

A glimpse of Rome

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May 4th 2012
Big day, got out of Athens and in to Rome - private tour of Rome on our way to the cruise departure.The photos say it all, must tell you NOT to try and eat a medium gelato, stick to the small - really fab eating but we all over did it at the Pantheon. On board, great cabin, a queen size bed, a foldout sofa bed and a bunk bed for Kasey - way way out of our league so we pretended to fit in. Lots ... 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