Entrance to the shopping gallery

miserable morning, mediocre midday, amazing afternoon, enchanting evening.

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August 21st 2012
Early starts are not really our thing, especially Harriet, but Milan was her idea. We left at about 5.30am for a 4 1/2 hour drive. The sun wasn't even up and there was hardly any traffic. Harriet wanted to go to Milan for the shopping. Toby and Fiona agreed because they wanted to see the cathedral and Leonardo Da Vincis painting ofthe Last Supper. We de ... 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