Italy part 2: In search of the Tuscan sun
May 25th 2007 Wow...Florence is really warm...apparently, it's one of the warmest in Italy...something about the geography and the city being a heat island. And we really felt it while struggling to our hostel with backpacks. Our hostel, the Soggiorno Prestipino (fondly known as 'Soggi' in the Lee family) was OK...clean and convenient but a little over our budget. The problem is, things book up fast in Spring
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