Riverscape Hamburg

Next Leg: Some Doubling Back

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April 14th 2009
CS: Tues 7 April: Shore leave finished at 10am; expecting to leave this afternoon. We got underway about 2pm; we had a wonderful view of the docks, the river and Hamburg as we sailed into the Elbe and out to sea. It seems Craig’s jinx (which operated to ensure that everything interesting happens in the dark) has indeed been allayed. The weather was still bright so we could see clearly the city s ... 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