Lago Maggoire at night

Lago Maggoire morning

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September 13th 2008
Sitting on our balcony at Hotel Dino this morning; it is overcast and cooler, but a beautiful view across the lake. Cyd is just getting up and ready for breakfast. I have meetings this morning, but only until noon, when it all wraps up here in Baveno. We will take the train back to Milan and check into our hotel (Michelangelo) there before heading out to explore what Milan has to offer. I wante ... 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