We spent a few days visiting our families in England, which would of course make a much more interesting blog than anything else I have written, but I don’t (usually) do family!
Then it was off to Italy for a much more relaxing time.
Well, just look at the hotel:
The fabulosity meter, which I had almost forgotten about, is suddenly back in action. It rings appreciatively as I get out of the car, but then when I get inside it goes crazy:
the restaurant runs along the back of the hotel and just happens to have two Michelin stars.
Outside again, I discover that I can sit under their little sun umbrella for shade:
Even my car has it’s only little place to rest
The only drawback is that it is in the hills above the lake and there is no lake view.
But I am in heaven
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Or would be if I was actually staying there.
This is where I am staying:
The fabulosity meter has returned to where ever it came from and is too ashamed to ever be seen again.
But I wanted to be on the lake, and when I open the balcony doors, I feel a little better
And when I step out onto the balcony I am happy
The Fabulosity meter is still not convinced. But then it doesn’t care that the cheapest room available in the first hotel was $1000 a night.
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We are now in Piemonte in an apartment which the fabulosity meter would Bletchley at. However, the weather is now perfect. Mid 70’s during the day. No humidity. Nothing like the brutto caldo of last week in the Veneto.
Don’t you love auto correct. Bletchley is a new way of saying bletch.
Am I missing something
Italy is not between Brighton and Portsmouth xx
Bella!
WOW!!! From Cousin Fred in England to Italy and a real “Italian Lake”!!! The view makes up for the room, it would seem.
Great Blogs as usual, guys!!
Dwayne & Lawrence
Darling, fabulosity is where YOU are, not you Mercedes parked under a shady tent!! I know you had a great time regardless!
Hey boys
Just spent 2 weeks driving around that area. We stayed in Varallo for 1 week. Out of 100 days of moving around Europe, Northern Italy has the greatest topography in my opinion.
Have more fun. See you in Vallarta.
You are now getting more elegant and of course that is both of you….We are also going to be in Italy in Sept and Oct…..Never been, so it should be a lot of fun…..have a great trip….Wendell and Steven
I want to go there
OMG I love Italy but I have never been to Maggiore Lake and it is beautiful! Thanks for sharing.