Early blueprints

Colosseum and the Baths

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September 24th 2014
Geo: 41.8955, 12.4823We started the day with a walk to the markets at Campo di Fiori. I wanted to pick up a few food items to take home and L needed to get a couple things for her surprise (work) trip to Paris on Friday. The open air market dominates the square and feels decidedly touristy, but it looked like locals were still stopping in for produce, if not for tri-color dried pasta. I was ha ... 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