Mich & I at the Palatino

Hello Roma!

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February 19th 2007
So I never made it to Amsterdam. Unfortunately the week I was meant to go I was struck down by some kind of virus and spent most of the time in bed. Of course the day I was supposed to be leaving for Amsterdam (and the day after I cancelled my ticket) I felt much better… mais c’est la vie! Instead of staying in Lyon for the holidays Michelly made me an offer I couldn’t refuse. She has some f ... 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