Tropical Garden of the Italian Rivera

Milano

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October 3rd 2013
Easy, 3 1/2 hour train ride to Milano. Unfortunately, we couldn't see much out one of our windows because of graffiti on the outside that went halfway up the glass. However, the people in our compartment made up for the loss of view. We shared the compartment with four other people, part of the time, two French women and two Italian women. One of the ladies was super nice and tal ... 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