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Coliseum, Palatine Hill, Roman Forum & The Evening Walking Tour of Rome

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May 4th 2013
This is Saturday. We did not feel the need to get up early. We slept in then had a leisurely breakfast the hotel offers on the roof patio. This is where we quickly learned that coffee in Europe labeled American Coffee is not what we consider American Coffee! We found the coffee machine and pressed for American Coffee. Out came Nescafe instant with hot water. Gary quickly learned to like Cappuccino ... 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