{"id":17901,"date":"2018-06-06T22:50:11","date_gmt":"2018-06-06T20:50:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?p=17901"},"modified":"2018-08-08T10:55:52","modified_gmt":"2018-08-08T08:55:52","slug":"lake-maggiore-and-giardini-botanici-dellisola-madre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?p=17901","title":{"rendered":"Lake Maggiore and Giardini Botanici dell&#8217;Isola Madre"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On day two of our visit to Piedmont in NW Italy,\u00a0Pius Leutenegger took us on a botanical trip over the hills to Lake Maggiore and the first stop was the colonial town of Stresa and the ferry to subtropical\u00a0Giardini Botanici dell&#8217;Isola Madre. This old botanical gardenis located on the Isola Madre\u00a0in the\u00a0Borromean Islands!<\/p>\n<p>See <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Giardini_Botanici_dell%27Isola_Madre\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Giardini_Botanici_dell%27Isola_Madre<\/a> and a video: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.isoleborromee.it\/eng\/isola-madre-video.html#madre\">http:\/\/www.isoleborromee.it\/eng\/isola-madre-video.html#madre<\/a><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-17901 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17902'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1100612.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1100612.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1100612-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1100612-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17903'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1100620.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17903\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1100620.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1100620-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1100620-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17903'>\n\t\t\t\tStresa: The Grand Hotel des Iles Borrom\u00e9es\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17904'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1100623.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17904\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1100623.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1100623-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1100623-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17904'>\n\t\t\t\tSalad burnet (Sanguisorba minor) on the sea front!\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17905'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"236\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1100625.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17905\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17905'>\n\t\t\t\tGreat crested grebes (toppdykker)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17906'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1100640-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17906\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1100640-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1100640-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1100640-300x400.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1100640.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17906'>\n\t\t\t\tOpuntia on the island\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17907'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1100641-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17907\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1100641-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1100641-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1100641-300x400.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1100641.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17907'>\n\t\t\t\tA mild climate\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17908'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1100642.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17908\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1100642.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1100642-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1100642-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17908'>\n\t\t\t\tBananas\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17909'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1100644.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17909\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1100644.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1100644-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1100644-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17909'>\n\t\t\t\tGrapefruit\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17910'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1100645-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17910\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1100645-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1100645-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1100645-300x400.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1100645.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17910'>\n\t\t\t\tCabbage tree, Cordyline australis\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17911'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1100647.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17911\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1100647.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1100647-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1100647-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17911'>\n\t\t\t\tFeijoa&#8230;I ate the delicious fruits in NZ\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17912'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1100651.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17912\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1100651.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1100651-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1100651-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17912'>\n\t\t\t\tUmbellularia californica (California Bay)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17913'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"735\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1100653.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17913\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1100653.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1100653-300x279.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1100653-768x714.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17913'>\n\t\t\t\tUmbellularia californica (California Bay)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17914'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1100658.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1100658.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1100658-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1100658-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17915'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"458\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1100670.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17915\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1100670.jpg 400w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1100670-262x300.jpg 262w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1100670-300x344.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17915'>\n\t\t\t\tGreat crested grebes (toppdykker)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17916'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1100671-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17916\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1100671-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1100671-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1100671-300x400.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1100671.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17916'>\n\t\t\t\tBay (laurb\u00e6r) hedge\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17917'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1100674.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17917\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1100674.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1100674-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1100674-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17917'>\n\t\t\t\tMaackia grandiflora\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17918'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1100676.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17918\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1100676.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1100676-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1100676-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17918'>\n\t\t\t\tAllium\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17919'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"481\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1100677.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17919\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1100677.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1100677-300x183.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1100677-768x468.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17919'>\n\t\t\t\tHemerocallis (day lily)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17920'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1100691.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1100691.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1100691-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1100691-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17921'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"559\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1100692.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1100692.jpg 800w, 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