Hotel Lido Bolsena
Via Cassia Km 114,800 Bolsena, Lazio, 01023, Italy
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Lunch with a Princess? Tom's Take....
"If you keep on believing, the dreams that you wish will come true"
Cinderella
Tom's Take: Ok
I'll admit, when Sandy first
said that we were going to have lunch with a Princess in her castle my initial
reaction was, "Boy, someone sold you a bill of goods. Is Elvis going to be there
too?" I mean really, who does that kind
of stuff? We are Tom and Sandy from Colorado, not Tom and whoever ...
Lunch with a Princess
The morning after we checked into the Palazzo we met Floriana. Born and raised in Soriano, this beautiful young woman led us and our new companions on a walking tour of the village and the castle. She shared the village history in such a real manner that I half expected to see Roman soldiers awaiting us as we crossed the drawbridge into the castle. Another day, Floriana took us to meet her friend, the Princess Giada Ruspoli, and we were ...
Suzie’s Yard: much ado about olives
... but relatively slow and methodical; such that you only realise you’re completely exhausted once you stop. Large nets are carefully laid out on the ground, before the ‘clappers’ begin their work. The clappers are every seven year-old boy’s dream – long poles with huge, yellow combs of teeth that sound like machine guns. They effectively slap the olives from the branches extremely quickly but causing minimal damage to the tree.
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From Pienza to Montichello
And it just keeps getting better.
The highlights:
- Woke up and enjoyed a nice 7km run this am with a view of the sunrise over the Tuscan hillside.
- Made friends with the little **** dog who has been giving me trouble since the moment I arrived. (He's actually really cute and surprisingly he kept up for a good 2km with me on my run!)
- Learned how to make a frittata (with roasted red pepper, cheese and a buttery crust!)
- Hiked the ...
Porcini, Vino and Tango
... Healthy, fresh, fabulous.
I picked up some cute little bottles of truffle oil... white truffle oil. I've always loved this - perfect for use on vegetables, in pasta... on popcorn. It's delicious. I also picked up some heart shaped pasta (special for my Stubers) and some strong Italian coffee (biscotti to match).
After our day trip, we headed back and got ready for dinner in Cortona. If you ...
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