Rubbish system

There is no door to door rubbish collection, so you have to take your rubbish to these bins dotting the roadsides. The only difficulty is there is really nowhere to stop at most of them. Some even have no parking signs next to them. Go figure!Chia

OMG, a Supermarket

September 27th 2011
OMG, I have never been so excited to see a supermarket open, as I was yesterday afternoon. We arrived in San Gimignano to a lovely self contained rural house, and no groceries. Ready to give up at about 4pm on Sunday(yesterday), and even going so far as saying a prayer to find the supermarket and have it be open, we found a PAM (like woolies, but only Italian style foods). Might I add this is ... read more

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Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more

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