Later chimney and coolng area

Florence Farewell

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June 1st 2018
We’re leaving Florence this morning. I’ve woken early, as you do when it’s time to head off to the next destination. Before I go I must tell about a treat (Ye another one) Bev and I had yesterday. The Royal Apartments at the Pitti Palace which is practically next door. So next door it’s where we catch the bus and take our rubbish. But we hadn’t been back to see them. So as a break from ... 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