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Cruise Ends, Rome Begins.

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June 28th 2014
"Rome was a poem pressed into service as a city" -Anatole Broyard Chuck and I had such a great time on our cruise, saying goodbye to the ship and our onboard friends was difficult....but with Rome waiting, we managed to rally ourselves. 😉 As Rome isn't on the ocean, our ship docked at the port of Civitavecchia, located about 60 miles from the city. We found a bus to the train station, bou ... read more

Europe » Italy » Lazio » Rome

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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