The Colosseum

Campo de Fiore

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April 24th 2012
Geo: 41.8959, 12.4724Have found my way back to my favourite square again. It has just started raining for the first time so must retreat to a wine bar for a rose. Shame. It has been cold today, but just like Manjimup weather. I think my future husband is sitting at the table next to me, but he seems busy so I won't speak to him. Visited the Colosseum. Have to say it is a bit shabby and i ... 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