Church at Bergamo

Nobel School

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June 27th 2007
Last Sunday they sent the entire school group to Venice. In the bus on the way I realized I had left my map of Venice that came in my orientation packet in the room. Fortunately, in the seat across from me on the bus was Luca, who lives in Milan and goes to Venice frequently. I asked if he would be a tour guide and he was more than happy to show around some of the "foreigners." There were 5 of us ... read more

Europe » Italy

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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