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Settimana Due

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February 6th 2007
This week I was able to walk around town more and learn my way around the streets better. I have been able to search around the Duomo area in more depth as well as being able to get around the area called Romolo (which is where Mark lives and where a lot of students live) and Brerra, which is a strange area inhabited by gypsies (they come out at night and tell fortunes on the streets, along with ... 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