Vondering through the hills of Chianti Photo 11

Vondering through the hills of Chianti

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September 8th 2012
Everyone is up and ready to go by 8, it’s market day and Kirsten wants to get there first. Wait a minute, I would like a little breakfast ok! Bea speaks up YEA! Ok, but don’t take all morning. Yea, Yea, Yea as Bea and I walk toward the dinning room. Kirsten follows us in, Oh that’s looks good. Around 9, after a nice slow and enjoyable breakfast Kirsten is revving the engine. It’s a small ... 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