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Saturday, March 30, 2013
Buona Pasqua From Stresa Sights
8:04 PM |
Dana Kaplan,
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Buona Pasqua, Happy Easter, from us to all of you.
Count your eggs and your blessings,
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Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Sierre, Switzerland -- Home Of The Best Raclette In The World
3:11 PM |
Dana Kaplan,
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Che esperienza! What an experience! If you: 1)Love cheese, 2)Have access to a car, and 3)Want to spend a day in Switzerland, then take notes and put this onto your must-do list. Visit Chateau de Villa, a restaurant in Sierre, Switzerland, that bills itself as "Le Temple de la Raclette." I, who love Raclette, and who has already eaten some pretty darn good Raclette in various places in France, Italy, and Switzerland, have never had a Raclette experience like this one. Imagine a wine tasting... but with five types of cheeses instead of wine. And housed in the charming fifteenth-century building pictured above.
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Friday, March 15, 2013
Spring: Time To Begin!
3:15 AM |
Dana Kaplan,
Stresa Sights |
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Look what I saw in the piazzaaaa ...
Setting up of the tables! The piazza has been empty all winter, but here's a sure sign that the season has begun. I also saw the first tiny buds of flowers while driving along the lake, the shops opening on Isola Bella, and the first early tourists visiting, before the crowds arrive. ( continued ... )
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