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View from the eagle statue back towards Brig,Switzerland  
   

View from the eagle statue back towards Brig,Switzerland

The Simplon Pass to Italy

September 29th 2009
We haven't noticed that the sun in Europe has been causing us to become sunburnt and we have been a bit slack using sunscreen and always wearing a hat. However the sun has struck back when we(or should I say I) didn't take into account that the air was clearer at 3089 metres above sea level and protection against the brilliant sun on the vivid snow.The consequences were a sunburn head for me as I ... read more
Europe » Italy » Lombardy » Varese

Italian Flag 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
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