Bit of whisky taken to ward off the cold

Rome New Years Eve Part 2

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January 4th 2016
Hi everyone It's our last morning in Rome. What an incredible time we've had! Late on new year's eve we went down to the colosseum for the fireworks. I'll set the scene for you. It was quite mild when we stepped outside about 10:30pm. Actually much warmer than during the day. The streets were packed with people making there way there. Shops and restaurants were open and street vendors were eve ... 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