Spanish Steps

July 28th 2015
Second visit for me to Rome...I know, I may be slightly well-travelled, trust me there is still a lot to discover, and that includes for me huge parts of Italy. But now that the Euro is finally weaker, Italy makes sense one more time. It is end of July, so I knew the crowds would be around. My aim on this little stop, to finally enter and visit properly the Coliseum, and to get a new suit. I manag ... 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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Pierre-Alexandre

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This blog is just short of 10 years old. We have now move to South Africa. Why South Africa? Simple, great wine, great food, great golf and even more amazing diving! I will for once continue to blog from time to time about home. After all, this is just my fourth continent after having grow up in Europe, lived in Asia for twenty years, and even spent a full year living the life of Buenos Aires. Come to visit....there is so much to do here! ... full info

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10th August 2015

Home and Away
Bob Carlsen

I've never seen the Spanish Steps so devoid of people...
it must have been the high temperatures that kept them away. Anyway, gelato was definitely the right choice for food!

10th August 2015

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Pierre-Alexandre

Indeed Bob!
But you and I know that few years in Asia train you for anything!

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