Elizabeth's excellent adventure
I leave tomorrow night for my Italy trip, but not to worry, faithful readers. I'll have a Macbook and my Digital Elph, and I'm hoping to blog from there.
At the very least I'll be able to e-mail Web Editor Extraordinaire Sarah and she'll post for me.
Think of it as my version of Gourmet magazine, where travel is an important part of the mix. Only this is the budget edition.
The last time I was in the Mediterranean, I had an abscessed tooth and...
a root canal in Greece. We were staying in an unair-conditioned hotel in Athens in July. (Yes, we were doing Europe on $5 a day.)
When I finally stopped crying, my husband took me to the Athens Hilton and fed me a milkshake, cheeseburger and french fries in its frigidly air-conditioned coffee shop. It may rank as one of my top ten best meals ever.
I'm hoping to find some on this trip that top it.
Comments
My best meal ever was also a cheeseburger and fries -- in Alaska after my first half-marathon. After a shower, I limped down to the hotel restaurant and devoured that lunch while writing a six-page letter to my husband about every inch of the race. (He was at boot camp at Parris Island.) There must just be something comforting about all that grease and goodness after a trauma.
Posted by: sarahkk | September 14, 2007 10:29 AM
Hmmm, cheeseburger to the rescue. Defense rests.
Posted by: john lindner | September 14, 2007 1:21 PM
I can't wait to read about your trip to Italy!
Posted by: J.H. | September 15, 2007 10:05 AM
Have a wonderful trip, Elizabeth!! We'll be looking forward to hearing about all the wonderful food. Oh,yes, and anything else of interest in Italy. :)
Posted by: Janet | September 16, 2007 8:56 AM
I'd be very grateful if you would please photograph and describe typical street views and shopping/restaurants in Rome and elsewhere in Italy. One seldom sees other than the monuments, Vatican, Colliseum, etc. Compare, if you would, with a stroll in downtown Baltimore or Washington. I'm planning my first trip to Italy this spring.
Posted by: Alan Jacobson | September 18, 2007 7:54 AM