Grand Hotel e del Parco
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Our final full day - also know as Ike-UGH!
... Express delivery, and Castiglione was not eligible for next day. We could still take normal delivery, which would take two weeks and would cost more. I expained with relief to Debbie, who agreed that neither was an issue, as long as we could get our kitchen. In the meantime, the supervisor had found our deposit for measurement and applied it to the cost of delivery, meaning it blessedly saved us another trip back to get the refund. We thanked our young lady profusely, and ...
Our ventures with the Venturas
... them of my suggestion that Abruzzo is the next Tuscany, as that is a standpoint they have held to passionately for some time. They are clearly proud of their home and what they do to help be a part of making it a more enticing place to live and visit. Our time came to an end, and he promised to come by again the next day. He asked us to have a list of tasks to be done before our next visit and we promised we would. We said goodbye and walked down to Eddie's place to ...
An introduction to Pescara (Part III)
... dishes were soon carried away empty as Alfonso came to ask our choice for secondi piatti. We both chose roast lamb, agreeing that it sounded the best of all the menu items. As we awaited our meal a few more people entered, and Alfonso greeted them all. Debbie shook her head in amazement and said that many American servers could learn from him. He expertly handled incoming people, taking orders, serving, and greeting patrons with seeming great ease. He was constantly on the move ...
We interrupt these chores to bring you a honeymoon
... Debbie thought glumly of this poor beast's plight, hearing a constant clanging with his every movement. I, on the other hand, took the opportunity to wax dorkily, saying, "I've got a fever, and there is only one cure. More roadcowbell." (If you haven't seen the SNL skit with Christopher Walken and Will Ferrell doing the Blue Oyster Cult recording and don't get the reference, shame on you. Go straight to hulu.com and look the skit up. It's a classic.) As we wound our ...
The introduction to Pescara (Part II)
... from Naples who appears to have fallen in love with Abruzzo as well. She informed us that she decided to "rest" in Abruzzo and was getting married herself in June. She spoke English very well and knew her job even better. We handed her the list of measurements and thorough descriptions of our kitchen and watched with amazement as she not only created a model of it on her computer screen but began filling it with various virtual products. No matter ...
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