Thursday, July 02, 2015

River deep, mountain high.

So is it Mont Blanc or Monte Bianco?  Is it in France or Italy?  The border between the two countries certainly runs along the mountain range, but there are several points at which its actual course is a matter of dispute - the mountain being one of them.  The matter has come to the fore again following the construction and official opening of a new cable-car by the Italians - an event which seems to have been deliberately snubbed by the French.  There have been suggestions that the summit of the mountain should be declared joint French/Italian territory - but this of course is far too sensible an approach to have any chance of success.  So the dispute rolls on...

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