Alpine soldier

On a recent trip to Italy I came across this impressive statue of an Alpine soldier.The Italian Alpine  army regiment was formed in 1872 and is still active.

A view of the Matterhorn, Switzerland

On a recent trip to Switzerland I took a ride on the railway to Gornergrat, which is 10,000 feet high, and was very lucky to have a nice view of the Matterhorn which is truly a wonderful sight.

Roald Amundson. explorer

It is nearly a century, December 14, 1911, to be precise, that the Norwegian explorer Roald Amunden arrived at the South Pole and on December 16 planted the Norwegian flag at the Pole, in so doing he arrived at his destination five weeks ahead of the Englishman Robert Falcon Scott. Although Amundsen returned safely from this expedition Scott and his party perished. It took this picture on a trip to Norway but I can't remember which town is was in. If anyone knows I would be grateful to know.



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