Inside the Coliseum

Last day in Rome

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June 14th 2018
Last night we met our tour director, Patrezia. We also met the other 34 people on the tour. Most are middle aged to older. Some from Canada, South Africa, Australia (of course), nd the US. There are few younger folks, say 13 to 25. The rest may not be over the hill, but the top is in sight if you know what I mean. We took a 60 minute quick tour of Rome for orientation and then went to a restaurant ... 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