My first attempts at sowing seeds - fingers crossed

Chianti - Day 5 and 6

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March 16th 2011
Day 5 and 6 Montevarchi was a surprise. Several large shops including a Hypermarket, DIY stores and plant nurseries. We zoomed around the Hypermarket to get some quick provisions and then headed for the DIY store OBI. The house owners also showed us around a lovely nursery which displayed some stunning orchids. This is where we will purchase the Geraniums the owners prefer to have planted arou ... read more

Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Gaiole in Chianti

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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