Sunrise over Lake Maggiore

Ferry Across the Mersey(Gerry and the Pacemakers) - An Afternoon at Orta San Guilo - 26th May 2016

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May 26th 2016
We had a feeling that the position of the apartment at Lake Maggiore would give us a special sunrise and we were right. While the sun rising out of the sea, as we have seen at Mt Maunganui back home, is a special occasion, so too was the sun rising over the mountains here at the lake. First the light in the eastern sky slowly went through various shades of pink and with the help of some clou ... 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