Tag Archives: Hotel Corona

Fun and games on the Lima

The river Lima is one of my favourite places from Spring through to the end of Summer. It is lively, sparklingly clean and bone numbingly cold – especially at this time of the year.  When the snow melt mingles with … Continue reading

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Youth theatre returns to Bagni di Lucca

  Bagni di Lucca may be small, it is certainly perfectly formed when it comes to the arts. Every year, in May youth-focused theatre groups comes to town. As of 2 May through to 13th both the Regina and the … Continue reading

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From Zero to Spring

One minute we are shivering away in Siberian-like temperatures, watching as the penguins waddle across the icy river and the next we have thrown our many layers off and everyone is perched outside their house, faces tilted up to the … Continue reading

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Snow, snow, snow

It is everywhere! We went from having to make our own snow up at the ski resort of Abetone, to shoveling it furiously off our roads and paths – all in sub-zero temperatures! Whilst stonkingly cold it is gloriously sunny … Continue reading

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Love is in the air

The Christmas lights and baubles have been packed away and so now we cast our thoughts towards love – after all we are in one of the world’s most romantic countries – love is never very far from our thoughts. … Continue reading

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Celebrating Italian food

I just read a really interesting article on Lonely Planet’s website which got me thinking a little about how the Italian’s view their fabulous food. The range is extensive, the tastes and textures varying from region to region, so much … Continue reading

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Scratching that ski itch

There is no doubt that for those bitten by the ski bug this has to be the favourite season. Just the thought of crunching through the snow, snapping on those skis and launching off down the slope is enough to … Continue reading

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Musical guests

A couple of weeks ago we welcomed some guests who arrived with a less than ordinary set of luggage.  As they came in with their huge cello cases we couldn’t help but ask the obvious question – hmm so what … Continue reading

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