Water lilies

Lake Garda

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June 8th 2011
08 June 2011 Fortunately the weather was brighter although the mountains were shrouded in cloud most of the time. We were able to purchase a day ticket and travel around the southern part of the lake by ferry from Sirmione to visit or stop at several of the resorts on both the west and east coasts. In the evening we had a wander around Sirmione. ... read more

Europe » Italy

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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