Tortoise

At our hosts place. The oldest, and a couple of the newest of the extended family.

July 21st 2012
Ahh Italy where the coffee cart on the train actually has a mini espresso machine on it (none of this rubbish drip filter stuff). We had some issues finding a host in Florence, so had requested a couple of nights in a BnB. At least we thought we had! When we got to Florence we found a cafe with net access and checked and had no response (and then realised that the request had never been sent). ... 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

6th August 2012

Kat
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how cute!
did you find out why there were a family of Tortoises living in the garden ? Whilst gorgeous it seems rather odd to have so many of them as "pets"... Of course, I want a Tortoise now!! :)

7th August 2012

Chris And Nena
Chris and Nena

Not really sure on the history of the tortoises - it was a really old house and in the family for a while. No idea when the tortoises first populated the garden. But stay tuned - we then stayed at another house with a tortoise!

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