at least this part was down hill

John's blog - Tour de Italy!

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September 27th 2011
(A note from CB - John sent this email to a friend, so I thought it was worthy of adding to the blog, as you can just hear him when you read it!) You'd be proud of me mate - I did something stupid. I went on a 35 km bike ride with an organized bike tour fella, through the Tuscan hills. Well I hadn't being on a bike for 5 years, how hard could it be? It started with a wine tasting and ... read more

Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Montespertoli

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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