Stiffe Hotel
Travel Blogs from Stiffe
One extreme to another!
... was the waiter and mama did all of the cooking.
We got up the next morning and it was cold and sunny. The thermometer in the car read 9 degrees Celcius. We paced up and headed out on the road. Our next stop was the Hilton Inn at the Rome airport. We emptied the car and prepared it for the trip back to the dealer tomorrow morning. We drove over to ...
Our final full day - also know as Ike-UGH!
... de Passeri, which is on the list. She looked it up and told us it would be 99 Euros. Excellent. She then frowned and took off. A few moments later she returned with her supervisor, who spoke very quickly to her. She then took off again and returned with a look of disdain. She explained to us that because Castiglione a Casauria was up a windy road into the hills, they would not be able to deliver our kitchen to us. The town had to be on the list in order to take transport.
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Our ventures with the Venturas
... barely contain her emotion. Rows of showers and toilets of all shapes and sizes. We shopped and compared and considered and were finally met by Letizia, a sweet young lady with a Texan boyfriend who spoke English and was very helpful. We stayed right up through closing, jotting down numerous ideas and skipped home, our rented Lancia barely touching the ground from our bouyant sense of optimism. We cooked up our Auchan supplied repast and looked forward to what tomorrow would ...
An introduction to Pescara (Part III)
... everywhere. The Italians seem to have mastered the art of "hanging out" as they seem to find ways to flock into small groups and chat excitedly. We walked past the shops and, not finding anything interesting, headed toward the boulevard passing in front of the Adriatic. The lidos (beachfront shops) were mostly closed now that the summer traffic had faded away. The street was teeming with locals now of all shapes and sizes and definitely fashions. We talked and people watched, ...
We interrupt these chores to bring you a honeymoon
... up, hopped into the car and headed up the hill toward Gran Sasso. The Gran Sasso National Park is literally in our back yard. Castiglione a Casauria is on the outer edge and is in fact listed as a park village on the official website. Looking out of the north facing windows of our house we have a sweeping view of the south end of this amazing park. Our mission was to drive deep into its heart and for me to show Debbie all of the wondrous views that I experienced ...