Pappagallo Ristorante

On to Stresa

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October 17th 2010
The day dawned gray and drizzly-what else is new? Despite the weather we decided to head into Interlaken a little earlier than necessary for our train connection to Brig in the south of Switzerland (where we would then connect with the train to Stresa). Thought we’d check out the town and maybe get in a little last-minute Swiss souvenir shopping. See Interlaken scenes below. We also had a bi ... 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