Hotel Alessandra

... ;I Hate Italy!” We woke up early, well, some of us did, to enjoy our full day in Firenze.  Not aware that our hotel provided breakfast, we were determined to find a place on our way to il Duomo.  “Matt, wake up.  Matt, wake up!, ...

... real Gwyneth had, in front of a mirror, practiced the look of utter sympathy, good will, and... well... overall goodness... that Alessandra (for that was the vermin's name) projected at me as I approached, she would be making billions in Hollywood, not ...

TMNT We got up relatively early today (6:30am) so we could be at the Ufizzi Gallery before opening time. The continental breakfast at the hotel was very generous and who am I to look a gift horse in the mouth. I also woke up with a bad cold that has ...

Special Thanks for Alessandra "Melucches" per i consigli e le dritte datemi nell'organizzazione del viaggio e a tutti quanti nel newsgroup "free.it.viaggi.usa per i validi e disinteressati consigli.     02/10/2006   ...

... a nap for an hour and a half. We went out for dinner at about 7pm and ate at a Pizzeria just next to the hotel. We have both been suffering from distended stomachs but that didn't stop Fiona from wanting some gelati when we went walking after dinner. ...

... centre that was very new and western where I bought great pair of shoes and t-shirts, but the local bar was a favourite. My friend Alessandra was staying in a hostel near by. On the last day we arranged to meet up for dinner and drinks at Casa Das Onze. ...

... So we get there ... call Alessandra ... it's too late they won't let us in. Apparently Jenell seemed sad enough on the phone because Alessandra begged the guard enough (and I think perhaps slipped him some cash) to let us in.    OH MY GOSH. The ...

... up around 2AM, Nina and I headed out with Cacau (Engineer)and his wife AnaPaula (PE Teacher), Geiza (web designer) and Alessandra (Tech Marketer). The next morning - and I use that term loosely - we immediately headed for Ipanema Beach where we parked ...

... , but they didn't open for nearly an hour, letting the mediocre food congeal to cold gruel. We sat at a table with Claire and Alessandra (her Italian roommate) and tried to shout some small talk, to no avail. Alessandra was hating it too. By the time the ...

... their awesome mechanical skills, karsten, paul and fernando for being the most esteemed riding companions one could ask for, Alessandra for being alessandra and a wonderful beach companion , lara for being lovley in her hat and making time pass much more ...

... forever be my sorelle italiane! Also, when I got back to school I found out that CEA was "restructuring" and both the Alessandra's were asked to leave. Neither of them were expecting it, and Brigitt said they literally had a meeting one day during that ...

... Keys Inn (http://www.aldeburgh-crosskeys.co.uk/) and where I took a stroll on the beach (Pebble Beach Front) with Patty and Alessandra.  That same evening Uncle Tom and Aunt Jill volunteered to baby-sit so that Patty and I could go out for a bite ...

... only photos are on daddy D's phone so are not so good.  They had to lodge the police report as the police station in Alessandra had closed early yesterday.  Daddy C found some police who were really nice and drove the dads in the back of a Fiat ...

... Caiparinhas and relaxed in the sun. Within 1 hour we were feasting at the long table along with Ana and Cacau, Geiza, Alessandra and her boyfriend Luciano, and another couple who are longtime friends of Cacau's. What an afternoon. We hung out all ...

... a few things at a gift shop and ending our tour at the Spanish Steps. Then immediately after our tour ended, Alessandra, both Kaitlyns, Alli, and I went to dinner at this cute little picturesque restaurant where we had an amazing first dinner in ...

... good friends, a young married couple named Anapaola and Carlos (or Ca-Cao as he is called by his friends), and their friend Alessandra. All three overwhelmed us with their instant warmth and took us in as one of their own. Our first stop on this ...

... translate their success in Italian.  We talked about that for a while before finding Now That's What I call Music Volume 26 in Alessandra's (the DL who hawked me and who now was driving Pasquale and I to Bologna) glove box and bumping Soulja Boy and ...