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On the Piste

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February 10th 2010
Friday 5th. Cold with snow in the campsite, probably a lot of snow at high level so we kept the heating warm and stayed in the van reading most of the day, with a break to take a stroll into the village. Saturday was still pretty poor weather wise, so it was togged up for a walk in the local woods followed by an afternoon watching the start of the Six Nations rugby. Sunday7th. Was a much bet ... read more

Europe » Italy » Lombardy » Lake Maggiore

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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