Apartment in Monti, Rome

Arriving in Rome

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July 2nd 2014
Today we arrived in Rome from Hong Kong. It took 13 hours but because it was a night flight I didn't feel it was that long because I slept a lot! We left Hong Kong on Wednesday morning and arrived in Rome on the same morning because we crossed The International Date Line. I really like Rome. It is a cool city because it has so many old ruins. Our apartment is near The Colosseum. ... 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