Inside The Colosseum

Rome

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February 2nd 2011
Geo: 41.8955, 12.4823How often would compare Rome with the country India? Probably never, and don't worry it's not, but when we landed in Rome and checked in to the hostel, we both assimilated it with India. Why you might ask, well, we picked a fairly cheap hostel, the rooms, the marble steps to the entrance, the smell from the toilets, at this point also the condition of the bathroom, and ... 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