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My third pair of ic! berlin – Harmonic Oscillator
My (Chris’s) eyesight is not getting better and as a result, I have to change the prescription on my lens – it is getting thicker but not quite coke-bottle thick. I changed my glasses about six months ago. I wrote about my loyalty to the ic! berlin brand of eyeglass here – click to see the other…
Colle del Gran San Bernardo
Although we have lived in Switzerland for a few years and are only about 2 hours from this famous mountain pass, we crossed the Alps via the Great St Bernard Pass (Colle del Gran San Bernardo or Col du Grand-Saint-Bernard) to Italy for the first time this summer. The pass was at an elevation of 8100 feet…
Ristorante Bovio, La Morra
La Morra is one of several wine-making commune/village that is in the zone of production of Barolo wines. Located high on a little hill where it commands a panoramic view of the area, it is in the province of Cuneo, south-west of Alba. It was about 30 minutes drive from our villa (see earlier post here). Our…
San Marco Ristorante, Canelli
When we checked in at Villa Pattono, the receptionist gave us a list of local restaurants. There were two Michelin 1-star restaurants in the area. One day we decided to try of the restaurants. San Marco Ristornate The restaurant located in Canelli, is at least 60 years old. The lady chef Mariuccia received the star more…
