La Bigiola
Travel Blogs from Rimini
Thank You!!!!!!!!
I just want to take a minute to thank each one of you for supporting us and loving us!! All your emails, notes and comments put a huge smile on my face and I just want you to know that even if i haven't replied directly to you, we very much appreciate you!! It means more than I could ever say in words that you all care about our family!! I am truly humbled. We love each one of you very much!! Ciao and God Bless each of you, ...
Last day on the road
... since we arrived at night I was unaware until morning that our rooms overlooked the sea. Rimini has a very long stretch of beach rivaling Miami in length. The next morning, Thursday, we had a business meeting with Rino at the glass bottling facility. Since Rino is very passionate about food he has a on staff chef and incredible little kitchen adjacent to his office and conference room. We dined there and toured the plant and source of the springs ...
Last day on the road
Mark here again. Since I last wrote I visited another olive oil bottler, saw hundred year old olive trees, ate dinner and spent a night in the old city of Spoleto, had lunch in Assisi, toured a brewery and 2 mineral water bottling plants, and spent two nights in a wonderful Adriatic beach town called Rimini. Dinner in Spoleto was yet another exercise in gluttony, with four courses and dessert, plenty of wine and sparking water. Noteworthy at ...
University begins
... out and had a great party in his honour!
Last Friday I had an Italian test, with which we ended the course. (Don't worry Mummy and Daddy, I passed with 25/30!). After the exam, in true Italian style, we were treated to a free feast of sangia, vino and nibbles including pizza, various hams and cheeses and other delicious Italian treats! I am hoping this is a regular occurrence after an exam!!!
This week has been ...
Still alive and kicking
... me sitting around on my own! So far there's Beth, from Dublin, Stacey (who's 6ft) from Belgium, Hellen from Birmingham, Asena (who looks like Nicole Scherzinga!) from Turkey and Lyle from South Africa. They're from the language course anyway, there's some others who are Italian but we hang around together which is fun. We're all in the same level class as well so that means we can help each other out quite a ...
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Amenities
- Wheelchair accessibility
- Free parking
- Pets allowed