Inside the Milan Cathedral

This place is massive. There are 52 of these 100 foot tall columns - one for every week of the year and above the alter is said to be a nail from Jesus' cross.

Renaissance, Renaissance, Renaissance and good ol' Italian Food

March 23rd 2008
So here we are, home of the Renaissance - Firenze, Italia. We made our way from Sorrento to Naples, leaving our ability to buy tickets and board the train we intended on catching on time in the hands of the travel gods. They were kind and we made it with moments to spare. Damn, we’re getting good at this travelling thing (touch wood!). So anyway, art lovers will know all about Florentine ar ... 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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