Holland America Oosterdam

Mediterranean Cruise 2016 Day 5

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September 28th 2016
Today is the day we transfer to our cruise ship. Breakfast at the hotel (where we say good-bye to our British friends), pack and check out. We have been extremely happy with the Olimpia. Of course, we have to drag all our bags back over the bridges to the Piazalle Roma. On the far side is an electric tram called the People Mover that connects directly to the cruise port. (Did I mention how well ... 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