The theme for our travel pics this week (and a bit) is I, for Italy. This image is, of course, of the ruins of the Amphitheatrum Flavium – better known to us as The Colosseum. But here’s the thing – The Colossus that the Colosseum was named for no longer exists. It was a giant statue…
The theme for our travel pics this week (and a bit) is I, for Italy. The Altare della Patria is a controversial building in Rome. Known as “The Typewriter” by many because of its design, the stark white ‘Altar of the Fatherland’ is dedicated to Victor Emmanuel II – the first king of modern Italy – and…
The theme for our travel pics this week (and a bit) is I, for Italy. This is the outside of St Peter’s Basilica, which (strictly speaking) isn’t in Rome. Why? Because it’s in the Vatican – a separate state that is wholly within the confines of Rome. Vatican City State, to give it the…
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