Posted in Italy, Travel, Travel-tips, bellagio, silk on July 9, 2008 | No Comments »
Okay, you should not go here if you don’t want to spend money. The store is in Bellagio which should be hint right away that money is involved.
They specialize in scarves, ties and shawls. Beautiful things. Bill bought a great tie, I bought two gorgeos scarves and an unbelievalbe silk and cashmere shawl. I wear [...]
Posted in Dining Out, Europe, Italy, Restaurant, Travel, Travel-tips, varenna on July 9, 2008 | No Comments »
We ate at this place the day before we left Varenna, Italy and I wish we’d discovered it sooner. The address is Via XX Settembre 20 and the phone is 034.181.5091. The house specialty is fresh fish. And it is absolutely fabulous. The service was great, the cook came out to say hi. Very nice.
It’s [...]
Posted in Accomodations, Europe, Italy, Travel, Travel-tips, venice on July 9, 2008 | No Comments »
The Room at Hotel Serenissima
Originally uploaded by darmorrow
All the rooms are pretty much the same deco if the two we’ve seen are an example. We had a window that opened into a courtyard in the back where you can see the other hotel they own. That’s the Hotel al Codega.
Posted in Accomodations, Europe, Italy, Travel, Travel-tips, hotel, venice, tagged accommodations, hotel, Italy, Travel, venice on July 9, 2008 | No Comments »
This hotel is in a good location and is easy to get to and find. It’s between Piazza San Marco and the Rialto Bridge.
The address is San Marco, 4486 -30124N Venezia. The actual street is Sestiere di San Marco, 44. The telephone number is 041.520.0011; fax 041.522.3292; email info@hotelserenissima.it
It’s run by a family and Mama [...]
Posted in Accomodations, Casa Caracol, Mexico, San Miguel de Allende, Travel-tips, san miguel on June 12, 2008 | No Comments »
The Bedroom at Casa Caracol
Originally uploaded by darmorrow
The bedroom was great. I’ve just had two back surgeries and I’m almost impossible to please. But the bed itself was super. We have a memory foam bed at home and this felt a lot like that. It’s a good queen and is covered by mosquito netting. You [...]
Posted in Dining Out, Mexico, Restaurants, San Miguel de Allende, Travel-tips, san miguel, tagged Mexico, San Miguel de Allende, sma, san miguel, caso payo on May 28, 2008 | No Comments »
Zacateros #26. A good Argentinian restaurant with greatcuts of beef. The appetizer are huge as are the salads. You can order a number of different cuts of beef to the size you desire.
The service is great and the music is quiet and really relaxing. The guitar player sings and plays very well.
On Tuesdays you can [...]
Posted in Mexico, San Miguel de Allende, Travel-tips, tagged Mexico, milk, san miguel, San Miguel de Allende, sma, Travel on May 27, 2008 | No Comments »
I can’t believe this place- it’s so wonderful. The milkman will ring a bill and everyone comes out onto the street with their own containers. The fresh milk is measured and costs 7pesos a litre. That’s right - less than 0.70cents Canadian.
In the morning you have to stir the milkbecause the cream has settled on [...]
Posted in Accomodations, Europe, Italy, Travel, Travel-tips on October 27, 2007 | No Comments »
Dar in the kitchen doorway.
Originally uploaded by darmorrow
One of the things we like to do is rent an apartment in a central location that isn’t too far away from the places you want to visit. Varenna was about an hour from Milan and that was too far. If you can find something around 30 minutes [...]
Posted in Europe, Holland, The Hague, Travel, Travel-tips on October 19, 2007 | No Comments »
Good Old Dutch Cheese
Originally uploaded by darmorrow
The one thing you can find plenty of in Holland is cheese. If you want to bring some home, make sure that it is vacuum sealed and ask for chees bags. These are special bags to store your cheese in once you are home.
You don’t have to buy a [...]
