Ponte Cestio - Heading into Rome

August 30th 2012
Our apartment was located in Testaccio, a neighbourhood to the south of the Centro Storico. We chose the area as it was walking distance to the centre, yet hopefully would be off the normal tourist trail. It also had the added bonus of a neighbourhood square/playground which, as it turned out, proved to be a social hub for the area without tour buses, photo clicking tourists (well maybe just 3) or ... 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

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Lincoln

Tinker and Nats

We are 3 travel junkies working towards as many fun times/passport stamps/world-wide friends and adventures/and lasting memories as we can possibly manage. (I like sauerkraut, wurst, beer served by waitresses with big jugs, BMW's, Jägermeister, lederhosen, thigh slapping to oompah bands (preferably someone elses) and glühwein........ I'm thinking Germany may be the go!! I also ride a Vespa, eat too much pizza, and am crazy about Roman engineering ingenuity. Natalie loves a good vino, leather shoes/handbags, art, food and cooking and Kohen loves gelato..... our next destination was a ... full info

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