Piazza Duomo

Off to Milan/Rimini because....why not?!

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July 24th 2011
After anxiously crossing the days off my calendar I finally arrived in Milan, Italy! I think that after living in rainy England for so long I had forgotten what sunshine was, but I was quickly reminded after being greeted by amazing weather at the Malpensa airport. In fact, the weather has been lovely the entire trip! I spent the first few days in Italy just outside of Milan at my friend Gabri ... read more

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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