Hotel Charleston Spoleto
Piazza Collicola 10 Spoleto, Umbria, 6049, Italy
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Lunch with a Princess? Tom's Take....
... and revealed private escape passage ways behind hidden doors. It was amazing!
She
later took us to her family's church a few blocks away, where the church organ
was designed by George Frideric Handel.
I know, I said "who” too. Handle
is the great composer who wrote Handles
Messiah
and he was commissioned by the Ruspoli family to build the organ for the church.
Floriana, the ...
Lunch with a Princess
... And on yet another day Floriana and her talented friends entertained us with an opera dinner at the Palazzo. The talents of this little troupe was very evident and we all enjoyed the evening immensely. These activities allowed us a rare peek into the lives of the local Italian people and each of us came away feeling richer for the experience.
We had numerous wonderful experiences in Italy
, more then I can possibly share in ...
The day of the boat, the railway and the bus
... ships stop at Naples and the come across to Capri. Too busy for me, I think. Quiet was lovely, we had the place to ourselves. There are no cars in the middle of town, only electric carts used to ferry goods around. There is only on road on the island and that goes to the other settlements where the real people live.
We caught another boat, called surprisingly the Napoli Jet, across the bay to Naples. This was a bit smoother, but a little ...
Random thoughts and observations Part 2
... or whenever the mood takes them. And still there is no road rage. They beep their horns, and then move on. Even our bus driver just mumbles under his breath and then keeps going.
The soil here is a very pale colour. Not like the red of Australia or even the black of the Positano beach.
There is a lot of marble used in Italy. Every hotel seems to have marble stairs.
It ...
Myfavorite saint was worth the wait
... br>
Another few blocks of movement to the actual ferry and floor while people remarking, "shouldn’t the dog be pulling that", I was on my assigned floor. I managed to convince the reception people to let it stay near them. Maya had to go into a special metal kennel on the top floor. I tried to make it as comfortable as possible with a towel and blanket.
When I get to Split, I hope to find an alternate way to carry my ridiculous baggage throughout ...
This hotel was formerly known as: Charleston



