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Italy 78 - Salo the next village and the tsunami that engulfed us and reminded us how slender our hold on life is

September 21st 2014
Just to wrap things up we decided to spend an hour or so in the pretty town of Salo. Just down the road from Gardone and a 5euro ferry trip. Chance for a bit of people watching, a drink and maybe something to eat. Salo like other towns on the lake cling to the lakeside and do not venture much into the mountains behind. The land is used carefully and the villas gardens reach down to the shoreli ... 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

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Jennifer Jones

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A 70 something who feels that the world is her lobster, that life is worth living and that you only get one shot at it . A whole new world opened up since we bought Suzy. A different view out of the window every day and the chance to see life in all its glory. And then there is Sion our travelling companion. A knowledgeable sheep who with his Sheep Book of Facts keeps us on our toes. He and his bestest, bestest friend Woolly Mammoth search the world for latrines, roofs and manhole covers. What more could you want out of life? ... full info

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21st September 2014

taracloud
Tara Cloud

What a tale!
Wow, that was a close call! Glad you two are alright, except for camera and hearing aids! I rather like natural disasters because they are so exciting and afterwards, they make great stories as this was. Hope the rest of your Italian journey is filled with tea time as sweet as this one, before the storm.

22nd September 2014

JenGog
Jennifer Jones

fantastic cakes
mmmmm it was sweet and the memory will linger on for a long time on the bomba aqua and the tea in style . Those cakes were lovely . I like a cake or two :)

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