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Happy Independence Day, America!
... like, ALL the time. Not only is it fun experiencing the new sights, sounds, and smells with her (we both are as giddy as kids), but also it is fun spending endless hours talking with her. We take an "0pen Air Bus" around the city for two hours while we learn about each landmark as we listen to our pre-recorded tour guide through our headset. Now are on foot. Around the corner is the beautiful Trevi Fountain and next to it ...
Day Seven - Rome
... afternoon. But this is Rome, and there are so many great things we weren't really worried about seeing anything twice! We decided not to queue for the Vatican Museum, again I was here last month so didn't really feel the need to see it all again so soon.
Lots of the group decided to go there, so Georgie and I headed away from St Peter's and off towards Castel Sant' Angelo and into the centre of Rome. We ...
Markets and Michelangelo Masterpieces
... world's smallest independent state, with the Pope in charge. Within the Vatican City is St Peter's Basilica, the Sistine Chapel, some gardens, apartments and the Vatican Museums. The Vatican Museums are quite overwhelming with nearly 30 separate collections in over 1,400 rooms. So it's impossible to see it all in a day, let alone one afternoon. Hence the reason that we booked the tour with Martina to see just a few highlights!
She began the tour ...
Colosseum and more!
... I happen to look out the window and see the most beautiful scene. The sun was sneaking behind light red and yellow buildings as a little cross stuck out above them. For awhile I thought I was watching a movie.That shouldn't be allowed, especially by a school...at least keep the windows shut!
Today (Tuesday) was a very frustrating day. I couldn't exchange my dollars for euros, and each banco I went to gave me such a hard time. To enter any banco, I had to ...
Rome, Fascism, the Church and the Mafia
... lack of employment opportunities that exist in Italy.
- 'It's not what you know but who you know,' cronyism ("raccomandazioni") of Italian society.
- Arguably the most problematic, a disturbingly dismal level of investment in Research & Development, which, excluding eastern Europe, is the lowest in Europe.
Power centralization. Italy has unfortunately centralized far too much power in its (current) Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi. This ...
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