Garibaldi on his horse,Milan

A Sunday in Milano

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August 4th 2013
We slept well despite the main line for the railway running past our apartment. After the scorching hot day yesterday we planned to go into the city early and then be home before the predicted 36C at 3pm happened.The temperature predicted at 5pm was still going to be 35C ! Ah,bacon and eggs again for breakfast which will set us up well for the day. Just in case the shop selling the bus/su ... 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