September 08th 2012 – Monte Baldo, Above Lago di Garda Italy

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08.09.2012
On Monte Baldo, Above Lago di Garda
Italy

Why the hell do they put a milestone up here?!
No way any kind of road passed on top of this mountain, there are some much easier ways to walk around it.
As I come closer and read what is written on the sign next to the stone, I found out it really isn’t a milestone –
It is border stone.
I always forget that modern Europe is pretty young. That stone symbols the border between Italy and the Austro-Hungarian Empire that was set at 1899. It was changed in  WWI (~1916) – not more than a hundred years ago!</br>
It somehow makes me take the Israeli – Arabic conflict in preparation. Long ago I had understood that we won’t manage to solve it during the during my life time (for my opinion =). Seeing that Europe did to kind of managed to solve it problems (yes they are in a economic catastrophe but that don’t kill each other… well not till now) only after a long time… Well make me feel a bit better seeing that we are only after hundred years of conflict =)

Take Care

Gad

A castle on the shore of Lago di GardaA castle on the shore of Lago di Garda

The view to the east of Monte BaldoThe view to the east of Monte BaldoThe view to the east of Monte Baldo

Goats on the top of Monte BaldoGoats on the top of Monte Baldo

The Border StoneThe Border Stone

09082012gThe funiclar buildingThe funiclar building

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Monte Baldo, Italy

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Monte Baldo, Italy 45.726389, 10.843889