Statue in the garden of Santuario della Madonna di Lourdes

Fin

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June 8th 2012
Last day in europe today. Had a light sleep on the train, and awakened to a lovely morning in Milan for our 5:30 departure from the train. 24 hours later, I still have the illusion of the sway of the train as I lay here in bed. And no, I did not have two bottles of wine to myself at dinner. There was some debate as to where and how to spend our last day. Our hotel tonight is the Verona airport ... 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