Hotel Mocadoro Ravenna

... we were glad when we arrived in Rimini.<br><br>It rained the first few days we were here, but the past 2 days of sunshine have made up for it! Our hostel has great rooms but a really awful atmosphere, so we were so glad when the sun came out and we could spend all day at the beach, or in the town. Relaxing in the sun is just what we've needed! I'm still embarrassingly white though. I'd even call it offensively white. It's going to take more than 2 days of sun to bring me even to human ...

... them. The farm is... rustic! It's in a very rural setting, with the village of Dozza's castle and clock tower on the top of the hill, pass the vineyards in the distance. The yard, house, farm and everything in it is... ahem... a work in progress. A LOT of work in progress! <br><br>But here's where the dichotomy begins. The first way to look at it is this:<br><br>I begin each morning with a run through picturesque rural roads. Vineyards decorate the cascading hillsides and roosters call ...

<br><br> Hi All!<br><br>I hope you are all well, whereever you find yourselves! :)<br><br>To start with - I'll give you a snapshot of my setting as I write. Church bells are ringing in symphony throughout the village of Dozza in the background - just up the hill and few vineyards away. They chime every quarter - almost as a little reminder to pause, listen, feel, and remember where I am. There is a kitten sitting on my lap, purring, licking the salt off my ...

... Mozzarella.... wie imm** ;-)<br><br>Sarah - hat als Probe für das "Promidinn**" nächste Woche den Rest üb**nommen.<br><br>Paps - ...ein** muss ja auch essen - od** ?<br><br>Das Menü: - Vorspeise: Caprese<br> Hauptspeise: Spagetti mit Basilikum Pesto od** mit Olivenöl<br> Nachspeise: "die Ecke des Monats "<br><br>Geschmeckt hat´s jedenfalls h**vorragend !!!! ... und nichts ist ...

... the world) it was one of the more enjoyable and relaxing days we have had. Also pretty funny was when we went grocery shopping they actually had their own vats of wine in the store but funnier than that was when Jen got caught by the armed security gaurd taking a photo and he started ranting in Italian at her. Not much else to say just a real different kind of beach town that has a historic center. Very relaxing and fun. Now it is off to Verona the next morning...

... museum was closed that day.We explained we had come all this way to see it and he kindly agreed to open it up after lunch for us. He showed us a place to get lunch agreeing to meet us back at the museum in an hour and half. At lunch we ate a great meal of antipasto and pasta and I downed the house wine which came in a caraffe. Not wanting to waste it I drank the lot and so was suitably mellow by 3pm when we returned to the museum. The museum was ...

Mi sono innamorata di Italia quando ero molto piccola e mio cugino, che studiava medicina a Siena, mi ha dato un album di litfiba. Come passavano gli anni ho preso diversi corsi d'italiano in una prova di imparare la lingua.<br>Quando avevo 15 anni i miei genitori hanno deciso che facciamo il giro di Italia. Firenze era la citta che ha rubato i miei impressioni.<br>Dopo molti anni, il 2007, ho preso la decisione di andare per un paio di mesi a Milano per ...

... McCall Smith book next. My hotel was on Via di Roma and I think that must be the 4th or 5th time I have stayed on a Via di Roma. I guess all roads do lead to Rome. The streets are interesting in Italy since most are named for people. Underneath the name of the street on the street signs is the field of the person and when they lived. I think it is cool to have streets named after economists, teachers, etc. since I don´t think that usually happens in the US. 7 ...

Ravenna is not a big town for tourism and I found that 2 full days was more than enough to see the sites, but I decided to stay 2 more nights because it is about half the price of a hostel in Firenze. <br><br>Having run out of things to do, I got on the train and went to Bologna for the day. Bologna is much bigger than Ravenna and has a very different appearance. Bought a book highlighting certain important sites to see, walked to the historic city center and found the 2 ...

Even though the sleep was pretty bad, I think that staying the night in the airport was the best decision. By 4 am the acivity at the airport increased, so I packed up, brushed my teeth in the restroom, and went to find where to check in. I was a little surprised and panicked by the number of people that quickly grew at that time of the morning. It made me realize that staying the night was definetely the best thing to do because I ...