The Milanese copy of the Arc de Triomphe called Arco della Pace with the horse’s patooties facing France.

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September 21st 2007
Sorry for the delay in postings, between our tour and finding reliable internet it has been a challenge... On Saturday, we asked our Hotel Concierge about Metro directions to Leonardo Da Vinci’s Last Supper for our Sunday visit and he informed us that it would be closed due to a labor strike. When we told him we had already purchased tickets 6 months prior (thanks to Margaret), he said, “Wha ... 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

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