the Poplar and the Gothic
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22-year-old Vivian decides to do a little tour around European cities to discover and admire art all by herself. She has everything planned - enough money for train tickets from city to city and to find something to eat - but the lodging for the night is her biggest problem.
When an unknown young man approaches her in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy, she decides to give him a chance to get to know her.
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