Florence - Caffe Giacosa

7/25 - Florence (Day 1)

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July 25th 2007
Ciao, It is an early Wednesday morning, when I started this blog. I’m the early riser in the house, and the routine is for me to put on the coffee, set the table for breakfast, and wake up the house. I then head out to the pool with coffee and notebook computer in hand. It’s just me and the birds…oh and that one rooster off in the distance. It is tranquility at its best. I check email ... 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