24 hours in Florence and Chianti
June 29th 2010 We arrived in Florence after a confusing train ride from Monterosso that we are going to blame on St. John the Baptist. Our hotel was purposely only 3 blocks from the Santa Maria Novella train station. It was 12:30 when we checked in to the Alba Palace Hotel. The woman at the desk was very friendly. Believe it or not, by 1:00 with her help, we were booked on a tour of the Chianti region of Tuscan
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