East Coast Winter

Dec 8 -22, 2011 from Toronto to Washington DC plus optional extended trip through Florida

Trip Focus:

• Food (Regional specialties)
• American Cultural Experience - Christmas Season
• Sightseeing

Cross Country USA

CROSS COUNTRY USA

- 40 day circle by private pullman

- 10, 20, 30 and 40 day increments (Entry/Exit at New York, Dallas, San Francisco, Chicago)

- Spring 2012 - Three complete circles starting May 11 through Sept 7, 2012

- Enter, exit and rejoin at any point by arrangement

-Take 10, 20 or 30 days this year and complete the circle the following year

Luxury coach - internet equipped

• Meals - focused on regional food and experiences (ie lobster in Connecticut, crab in San Francisco, steak in Texas, creole in New Orleans)
• Accomodations at Fairfeld Inn by Marriot, Best Western or similar
• Admissions to parks, museums and scheduled attractions
• Guide - very experienced in cross country travel - Italian, English, Chinese
• Free Video and photos of the trip

Approximately 16,000 km and 24 states will be entered. Experience the real America through ts food and culture.

trip entry/exit points
venerdì, 11 maggio 2012		new york
sabato, 12 maggio 2012		new york
domenica, 13 maggio 2012		phil
lunedì, 14 maggio 2012		phil
martedì, 15 maggio 2012		wash dc
mercoledì, 16 maggio 2012		wash dc
giovedì, 17 maggio 2012		nashville, tenn
venerdì, 18 maggio 2012		memphis, tenn
sabato, 19 maggio 2012		new orleans
domenica, 20 maggio 2012		new orleans
lunedì, 21 maggio 2012		dallas
martedì, 22 maggio 2012		amarillo
mercoledì, 23 maggio 2012		alberquerque
giovedì, 24 maggio 2012		grand canyon
venerdì, 25 maggio 2012		las vegas
sabato, 26 maggio 2012		las vegas
domenica, 27 maggio 2012		los angeles
lunedì, 28 maggio 2012		los angeles
martedì, 29 maggio 2012		san francisco
mercoledì, 30 maggio 2012		san francisco
giovedì, 31 maggio 2012		san francisco
venerdì, 01 giugno 2012		san francisco
sabato, 02 giugno 2012		scotia
domenica, 03 giugno 2012		seattle
lunedì, 04 giugno 2012		seattle
martedì, 05 giugno 2012		north montana
mercoledì, 06 giugno 2012		wyoming
giovedì, 07 giugno 2012		wyoming
venerdì, 08 giugno 2012		south dakota
sabato, 09 giugno 2012		iowa
domenica, 10 giugno 2012		chicago
lunedì, 11 giugno 2012		chicago
martedì, 12 giugno 2012		niagra
mercoledì, 13 giugno 2012		boston
giovedì, 14 giugno 2012		boston
venerdì, 15 giugno 2012		boston
sabato, 16 giugno 2012		connecticut
domenica, 17 giugno 2012		connecticut
lunedì, 18 giugno 2012		ny
martedì, 19 giugno 2012		ny
mercoledì, 20 giugno 2012		new york
giovedì, 21 giugno 2012		new york
venerdì, 22 giugno 2012		phil
sabato, 23 giugno 2012		phil
domenica, 24 giugno 2012		wash dc
lunedì, 25 giugno 2012		wash dc
martedì, 26 giugno 2012		nashville, tenn
mercoledì, 27 giugno 2012		memphis, tenn
giovedì, 28 giugno 2012		new orleans
venerdì, 29 giugno 2012		new orleans
sabato, 30 giugno 2012		dallas
domenica, 01 luglio 2012		amarillo
lunedì, 02 luglio 2012		alberquerque
martedì, 03 luglio 2012		grand canyon
mercoledì, 04 luglio 2012		las vegas
giovedì, 05 luglio 2012		las vegas
venerdì, 06 luglio 2012		los angeles
sabato, 07 luglio 2012		los angeles
domenica, 08 luglio 2012		san francisco
lunedì, 09 luglio 2012		san francisco
martedì, 10 luglio 2012		san francisco
mercoledì, 11 luglio 2012		san francisco
giovedì, 12 luglio 2012		scotia
venerdì, 13 luglio 2012		seattle
sabato, 14 luglio 2012		seattle
domenica, 15 luglio 2012		north montana
lunedì, 16 luglio 2012		wyoming
martedì, 17 luglio 2012		wyoming
mercoledì, 18 luglio 2012		south dakota
giovedì, 19 luglio 2012		iowa
venerdì, 20 luglio 2012		chicago
sabato, 21 luglio 2012		chicago
domenica, 22 luglio 2012		niagra
lunedì, 23 luglio 2012		boston
martedì, 24 luglio 2012		boston
mercoledì, 25 luglio 2012		boston
giovedì, 26 luglio 2012		connecticut
venerdì, 27 luglio 2012		connecticut
sabato, 28 luglio 2012		ny
domenica, 29 luglio 2012		ny
lunedì, 30 luglio 2012		new york
martedì, 31 luglio 2012		new york
mercoledì, 01 agosto 2012		phil
giovedì, 02 agosto 2012		phil
venerdì, 03 agosto 2012		wash dc
sabato, 04 agosto 2012		wash dc
domenica, 05 agosto 2012		nashville, tenn
lunedì, 06 agosto 2012		memphis, tenn
martedì, 07 agosto 2012		new orleans
mercoledì, 08 agosto 2012		new orleans
giovedì, 09 agosto 2012		dallas
venerdì, 10 agosto 2012		amarillo
sabato, 11 agosto 2012		alberquerque
domenica, 12 agosto 2012		grand canyon
lunedì, 13 agosto 2012		las vegas
martedì, 14 agosto 2012		las vegas
mercoledì, 15 agosto 2012		los angeles
giovedì, 16 agosto 2012		los angeles
venerdì, 17 agosto 2012		san francisco
sabato, 18 agosto 2012		san francisco
domenica, 19 agosto 2012		san francisco
lunedì, 20 agosto 2012		san francisco
martedì, 21 agosto 2012		scotia
mercoledì, 22 agosto 2012		seattle
giovedì, 23 agosto 2012		seattle
venerdì, 24 agosto 2012		north montana
sabato, 25 agosto 2012		wyoming
domenica, 26 agosto 2012		wyoming
lunedì, 27 agosto 2012		south dakota
martedì, 28 agosto 2012		iowa
mercoledì, 29 agosto 2012		chicago
giovedì, 30 agosto 2012		chicago
venerdì, 31 agosto 2012		niagra
sabato, 01 settembre 2012		boston
domenica, 02 settembre 2012		boston
lunedì, 03 settembre 2012		boston
martedì, 04 settembre 2012		connecticut
mercoledì, 05 settembre 2012		connecticut
giovedì, 06 settembre 2012		ny
venerdì, 07 settembre 2012		ny

Matteo on the kitchen terrace

 

DISCOVERY STATION ASSISI

Our Green Energy Solution

Safety First

Matteo taking care of Suby

Things kids learn from cartoons nowadays

Matteo decides to meditate in front of the Duomo in Orvieto. When I asked what he was doing and where he had learned that posture from...he said "Phineas and Firb" from Cartoon Network...oohhmm!

Fine Anno Scherma

Giacomo aka Jackson attended the Foligno Scherma Club year end demonstration. He was set to intimidate his opponent. He did not crack a smile and remained serious throughout the course of the event. He will be moving onto the steel fioretto next year. He has decided to pick up the sabre, scabra instead.

Convitto-Mini Basket 2009

cherry season 2009

Suby hanging out with Bruno after picking cherries from his tree. The boys have been anxiously waiting for la stagione di ciliege.

Shiu Mai! Made by Helen

 

Easter Sunday in Assisi 2009

 So here we are on Easter Sunday.  I look over and I say to Shantu "Hummm... 40 kilo maximum."  So he stops, looked dejected and gets off the teeter toter.
 
 
Then 10 minutes later.  I look at there he is on the Per Perego Gaucho Jeep.  I think to myself first and then say "Hey... 80 Kilo Maximum" but seconds later, gravity talkes its toll and Shantu is flat on his back

Chinese Cooking 101 in Gubbio

Feste di Alberto

Italian Hand Gesture Lessons

Fior di Risorse... Networking Italian Style!

Okay, so I joined a LinkedIn networking site last month called Fior di Risorse. It had a "dinner meeting" last night at Tavola di Cavalieri "Knights' Table" which was described as ten minutes from Assisi. Since the good people at FdR went to the trouble of having in Assisi out of all places in Umbria, I was certainly going to make it.

The website of the Tavola di Cavalieri wasn't all that helpful in providing directions. It showed a map of Umbria. Might as well have showed an Italian flag. So Google map was employed... a bit helpful. What was more helpful for me was the fact tht one of Jax's school buddies, Lorenzo, lived nearby and I had seen the signs. Now Lorenzo does not live ten minutes from Assisi... more like twenty on a clear day... or perhaps more if you mind the speed limits. In the end, the locale was two miles past Lorenzo's house.

So I show up about five minutes late, but I see only two other cars. Was it called off? After all, it was raining and dark. I see two men and and ask "Fior di Risorse?" and they assure me. Where was everyone else? Hummm... This was quite out of the way. Did they get "Blair witched?"

I kid the two guys Francesco and Maximiliano that I was here to observe the Italian version of networking and was duly noting how 7:30 did not really mean 7:30 and that ten minutes did not really mean ten minutes.

At about 9 pm, we are seated for dinner. Remarkabley, the seventeen people or so that said they were coming, came! During the course of the night, I discover that Maximiliano, who I was told lived in Rome, was actually going to drive back to Rome that night!!!!! Yikes!

During the antipasta we start the self introductions anwhen it becomes my turn, I offer to give mine in English, Italian or my more fluent Italian hand gestures.

I try to determine the goals of FdR. This internet networking stuff is all pretty new anyways. It is stated that FdR wants local successful Umbrian entrepreneurs to come and share their stories or "ethics". In exchange FdR is to share their professionalism. I think I may have lost something in the translation.

Networking works so long as the participants offer up something.. anything to the network... it can be entertainment, connections, leads to another deal or just some tiny bit of information. I offer up www.TED.com as a source of stories which I had just discovered. I also offer up the fact that Helen imports Ralph Lauren Polo.

Enough! No more Excuses! Racism sucks!

This Spanish Olympic basketball team (the whole team) decided it was a good idea to do this.  There was even a photographer and an ad agency that had no one to stop and say "hey, maybe my mom taught me better!"

Burger, Fries and Foccacia Bread

Suby loves mamma's cooking. Her burgers made with all local stuff. He just wishes his mouth was bigger!

This is a foccacia bread thatwe saw at the new Eurospin last week. Yummmmmm.

Who wants to be the next Slumdog Trillionaire?

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Warning: The Ultimate Computer Attack

Effective, Fast and Dangerous!

The Subasio virus removes the keys from your laptop, ultimately slowing down your ability to type.  It starts with just one key and spreads quickly rendering your entire keyboard useless.

Subasio virus is the younger sibling of the Jax virus which removes all the keys at once.  These twin virus are dangerous in that they are transmitted without the need to be connected on the internet.

Il Subasio virus rottore pulsanti di tastiere di laptop, quindi a presto fare computer non usabile.  Inizio rìmovare solo uno pulsanto a presto spargi agli atri pulsanti.

Il Subasio virus sono figio piccolo di Jax virus.  Il Jax virus rimovare tutti pulsanti.