Posts Tagged ‘B&B’
Apr 3, 2011
By Lisa T. Bergren
Our group checked into this YMCA hostel—once the private villa of a 1920s benefactor—and after the hustle and bustle of Jerusalem, and high, dry Masada, sighed in relief as we spied the lush grounds with winding sidewalks and blossoming flowers. Continue reading
Jun 7, 2010
Arriving in Jerusalem
By Lisa T. Bergren
We arrive in Tel Aviv, sleep deprived, wide-eyed. We hop on shuttle buses and wonder at the changing landscape as we climb higher and higher, en route to Jerusalem, forty minutes away. Here there are woods that somewhat resemble those you might see in Northern Arizona or parts of California, there, the barren valleys of a desert in a hundred lands. The buildings—uniformly limestone—are built in a sort of pueblo style, close together, one atop the other, and in some cities, extend to high rises. But black water tanks top all, like giant, bulbous smokestacks.
It’s been twenty years since I’ve been in Israel. Part of it feels familiar—the high fences topped with barbed wire, the hills, the consistent stone of all the buildings—part of it feels new, something forgotten I need to rediscover. Continue reading
May 19, 2010
A Dinner Among Friends
Locanda Rosati, near OrvietoBy Lisa T. Bergren
Our arrival into Rome is less than auspicious. Everything takes longer than expected or proves impossible; the rental car, the Friday night traffic, the phone with international access, the directions to the inn, the GPS. By the time we roll up in front of Locanda Rosati, we are stressed, bickering and exhausted. Continue reading
In Italy, Trip Reports, Umbria
Tags: B&B, food, Grantourismo, HomeAway holiday rentals, inn, Locanda Rosati, Umbria
Apr 28, 2010
Glen Eyrie B&B
Get the Royal treatment—stay in this real CO castleBy Lisa T. Bergren
Looking for a secret hideaway, a place few know about or have stayed in Colorado Springs? Check out Glen Eyrie, Gaelic for “valley of the eagle,” General William Jackson Palmer’s estate, now the property of the Navigators, Continue reading
Tags: B&B, castle, Colorado Springs, Garden of the Gods, Glen Eyrie, hiking, inn, retreat
Mar 16, 2010
Ferry Over to Calais via Dover
Spring Break with TeensBy Lisa T. Bergren
After a week in London, we spent a week in Paris, just us girls (me and my daughters, ages 13 and 10). We took a train from London to Dover in order to cross the Channel via ferry. I was researching an 1880s novel series, so I wanted to experience what it was like to see the famous white cliffs fading in the distance and the rolling, grass-covered dunes of Calais greeting us, even if we were on a modern day, high speed ferry. Continue reading
