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Strolling through Chianti

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February 19th 2008
After a chilly one-hour walk to the bus station in Florence from our hostel, we left on a 7am bus to Radda in Chianti. For those of you who don't know us very well, this wasn't just a one-hour "stroll". This is what we have now termed the "AK Way", since it is quick, brisk walking. We have a hard time strolling sometimes because we always want to be going somewhere or getting to the top of the mou ... 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