Mischevious Chicos

European Spring Break - Italy & Switzerland

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April 26th 2009
On Friday morning, we got up early and headed to Nice’s city center to take a train to Venice. It was supposed to be a two and a half hour ride to Milan, where we would switch trains to ride another two and a half hours to Venice, but it ended up being a full day of travelling. Our first train left at ten o’clock but was half an hour late getting to Milan - making us miss our co ... 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