tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8674906358747778592.post5314542186767035304..comments2023-10-23T15:37:14.206+01:00Comments on Richmond upon Thames Daily Photo: Sunrise out of Italy - # 57/2011Chuckeroonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06933397626094422959noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8674906358747778592.post-47716679004784026102011-05-02T12:23:15.493+01:002011-05-02T12:23:15.493+01:00Hôtel NAPOLEON ????!!!!!
Ah oui, l'Italie est ...Hôtel NAPOLEON ????!!!!!<br />Ah oui, l'Italie est à l'est de la France et Menton est dans l'est de la France...Cergiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14623905868861239570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8674906358747778592.post-52281817655116413872011-04-28T09:25:18.225+01:002011-04-28T09:25:18.225+01:00There's an upper border too - not thru a tunne...There's an upper border too - not thru a tunnel. That's how I got home from a demonstration taking place on the lower border (the one you describe). I simply turned around, drove back to Latte (the village just before Ventimiglia) and got back to Menton via the upper route - so it's not just the tunnel.Jillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08059152467099868300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8674906358747778592.post-90926416696349151382011-04-25T19:49:38.075+01:002011-04-25T19:49:38.075+01:00@Richard.....and in the Day of the Jackal film/boo...@Richard.....and in the Day of the Jackal film/book, the wicked English assassin crosses at Ventigmiglia and the alert police recognise him. It's clearly Ventimiglia crossing in the film - they haven't faked it. It's changed a bit, but the essentials are still clear.Chuckeroonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06933397626094422959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8674906358747778592.post-15703715701082427942011-04-25T17:25:03.305+01:002011-04-25T17:25:03.305+01:00And of course, the stretch of railway line between...And of course, the stretch of railway line between Menton and Ventimiglia became famous a couple of days after this photo was taken, when the French stopped a train containing lots of people the Italians didn't want - allegedlyRichardhttp://blog.richardtugwell.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8674906358747778592.post-90593948182015328582011-04-25T00:47:54.091+01:002011-04-25T00:47:54.091+01:00I remember Genoa and Ventimiglia from a visit to I...I remember Genoa and Ventimiglia from a visit to Italy back in 1987. That is a long time ago now.Stefan Janssonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03542072508543147268noreply@blogger.com