Luce

To buy a bike in the city, Always a good idea

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September 8th 2010
The search for a bike in this city started basically from day one. You see people all over riding there cruiser bikes (keeping in mind that all of the roads here are made of old cobblestone with potholes) and so you want a bike with a comfortable seat, you know, that cruises. From the moment I got in the cab and was talking with the driver in broken Italian, I was told not to buy a new bike beca ... read more

Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Florence

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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