The mediterranean in Spring

Easter Party at Sea

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April 14th 2009
CS: Sunday 12 April: We continued to enjoy good weather throughout the afternoon, and had a wonderful view of the Spanish coastline all the way from Almeria to Cartagena and beyond. We were called over the loudspeaker to attend the party at 5.30. I presented the picture of cranes which I had completed to the Captain; it is dedicated with a label: ‘SHIP SHAPES at SUNSET’ Everything interestin ... read more

Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Livorno

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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