Quite the headstone

Milan day 2

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April 3rd 2008
We woke up around 7:30am to say a very sad farewell to Claire bear as she headed back to the States. We actually ended up going back to sleep and didn't wake up until around 11:30am. Ly provided a very nice breakfast of jelly-filled croissants and fresh strawberries. For the rest of the day, there were a few more sights to check out and some more shops to check out. We took the metro over to ... read more

Europe » Italy » Lombardy » Milan

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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