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Category Archives: international
Harry Potter: Warner Brothers Studio, London
Today I am taking an early tour out to the Warner Brothers Studio where all the Harry Potter films were shot. You can tour original sets, see original costumes and props, and treat yourself to Butterbeer ice cream. From London, you … Continue reading
London: Churchill War Rooms, Tea, and the West End
From Paris Gare Du Nord, we took the Eurostar to London. Taking the train was so much easier than a flight. It was a short cab ride to the station (or metro if you don’t have as much luggage as we … Continue reading
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Tagged A Comedy About a Bank Robbery, Big Ben, Cabinet War Rooms, Churchill War Rooms, Criterion Theater, fascinator, High Tea, Leicester Square, Locke and Co., London, Mayfair, Piccadilly Circus, Showboat, Silver Cross Pub, Sketch, St. James Park, west end, Westminster Bridge, Whitehall, Winston Churchill
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Loire Valley Castles, France
Today Boris and I are going to tour two of the loveliest castles in the Loire Valley, near Paris. We will also have the opportunity for lunch and a wine tasting at one of the smaller chateaus. We had planned … Continue reading
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Tagged Catherine de Medicis, Chambord, Chateau de Nitray, Chenonceau, Diane de Poitiers, France, Francois I, Henry II, Loire Valley
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Vicenza, Italy
This is our last touring day in Italy. Tommorrow Boris will head out to look at WWII battle sites and I will take a “staycation”and enjoy our villa for the day (mostly the pool). We lost a day with the … Continue reading
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Tagged Al Paradiso, Andrea Palladio, Basilica Monte Berico, Centro, Chiesa dei Carmini, Convento dei Padri Serviti, Italy, Loggai del Capitanio, Loggia Bernardo, Monte Berico, Olympic Theater, Piazza dei Signori, Piazzale delia Vittoria, Santa Corona, Teatro Olimpico, Vicenza, Vincenzo Scarmozzi
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Ferrara, Italy
Today we head southeast to Ferrara, Italy. I am doing the driving and continue to learn more about Italian roadways. Boris has discovered SURI on his iPhone and plugged in Ferrara for point to point directions. It is working well. … Continue reading
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Tagged Este Castle, Ferrara, Ferrara Italy, Italy, moat, St. Michael's Castle, via cavour
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So you want to be an Italian farmer? and how to eat risotto like the Veneti (Venete)
This morning we can’t venture too far from home because Maria Luisa and Guido, our hosts, have invited us to a traditional Italian lunch of risotto and an afternoon visit to the farm. We have enjoyed some wonderful food and … Continue reading
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Tagged concamarise, Finato Martinati, Italy, Ristorante Ambassador, Salizzole
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Mantua, Italy
About now you are saying, “where have I heard of Mantua? It sounds familiar.” In Act III of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, Romeo is banned from Verona for slaying Tybalt. He flees to Mantua. Ah, a city of romance. Locals … Continue reading
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Tagged Castle San Giorgio, Gonzaga, Italy, Mantua, Palazzo Ducale, Rotonda of San Lorenzo, Torre dell'Orologio
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A Rough Start to Natasha’s Latest Visit to her Favorite Foreign Country-Italy
I was going to start blogging on the day I arrived in my favorite foreign country, Italy, but we had such a rough start I wanted things to settle a little first. When you have been to 110 foreign countries, … Continue reading
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