street performer - aka Scam artist

he's sitting on a support...just an illusion. Fred says there's metal plate on the ground that's covered by the green astroturf. A support comes off the vertical tube at 90 degrees, runs along his right arm, down his right side and under his crossed legs. This setup was used by two guys we saw on Monday except on guy was sitting on the vertical tube...

My way or the Appian Way

October 7th 2013
The weather looked to be decent so after a breakfast of pancakes (Lizzie had mini chocolate chips in hers) and bacon, we took the local train to Rome. Lizzie still was feeling lousy and opted to stay home. We took the local train to the Ostiense station, walked a few block off course and missed the visitor's center that had maps and info. I had read somewhere that on Sundays, the Appian Way ... 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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