The Dump

Milan

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March 20th 2010
We REALLY enjoyed our time in Venice and could have stayed longer, but the end of our trip was quickly approaching and we still wanted to see Milan before catching our flight out. The train ride to Milan wasn't very long -- maybe about 2 1/2 hours or so on the high speed train. When we got to Milan we had our usual argument about how we would get from the train station to the hotel -- I want ... 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