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Written by Charley Carlin
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Friday, 04 June 2010 06:09 |
Wednesday May 19thAnet & Charley Arrive at Lake MaggoireWe leave Atascadero for San Luis Obispo with Jess and lady Spot. The beautiful hills of SLO County are just showing a hint of gold. We wait patiently for the bus to LAX (Coast Flyer) and Anet strikes up conversation with another lady who is obliviously waiting for the same bus (the suitcase is a dead giveaway). Well the lady lives in Atascadero, and was born in Rome! I guess all roads do lead to and from Rome! The bus takes us to Goleta for a change to a bigger bus and we are off to the airport. The elevated view from a big bus gives us a good time. I recommend it! The views of the ocean are much better. Well the bus makes good time and even uses the car pool lane! Wow to the airport with no problems and no parking issues! We glide through security, with or carryon luggage (that is all we have for the 7 week trip), and we have an easy dinner, or late lunch, and board our flight. The plane is a 777, big and roomy. We settle in for a 10 hour flight. It is a full flight however everyone is just sleeping, napping, and generally very quiet. Time passes and London Heathrow appears, at last!Heathrow involves long, and I mean VERY LONG, walks to exit the first terminal and take a coach (not a bus) to the next terminal. A long walk later at the second terminal and another pass through security, and we approach our next departure gate. Anet slips in 10 minutes of shopping at Harrods while I am amused at the variety of the signs in English. The labeling of things is a bit different and I notice the emergency phone is just an SOS and the Rest Room ins a Toilet, and the Personnel is Persons. Seems the English chose shorter words. I guess the signs cost by the letter! A good thing Anet only shopped for 10 minutes, and we allowed 2 hours at Heathrow, because we walk on to out gate and the plane is boarding. Another full flight. We are off to Milan. As we exit passport control Beppe and Carolla are there to greet us. How Perfect. We walk to the car and are off on side roads of endless villages and dense forests on our way to Lake Maggiore. The lake is stunning with views to Switzerland to the north and more Italian Villages to the south. The islands in the lake have palaces on them from another time, now converted to museums and residences. More on that later. We check in to our bed and breakfast (Oleander). The grounds look like a Hawaiian Garden, and the inside is perfectly detailed (and I mean perfectly). Once Anet figured out how to flush the toilet all was well (the button is a flat panel on the wall). The train station for Stresa is just a short distance away and we can hear the occasional click clack of the trains coming by. Just a few blocks walk and we are on the lake shore watching a beautiful sunset, drinking Sicilian wine, eating prosciutto, cheese, sausages, tomatoes, bread, and day 2 comes to a close (remember we did the first night in the plane). PS Pictures are on Charley Carlin Facebook at italy lakes region 2010 |
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Last Updated ( Friday, 04 June 2010 06:17 )
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Written by Charley
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Sunday, 16 May 2010 11:12 |
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Hello Everyone, Anet and I will be on holiday for some time. We have planned and Anet has travel planned and routed and created stop for us in Italy, France, Scotland and the UK. Now if the volcano will cooperate we will be in Milan and Alba, Italy later this week. Look to the website for updates. Jessi and Ben will be watching the homestead, and Anet and I will be 'under the radar' till July. The Brickyard site is ready to receive your reservations for our September 2010 production of Quilters, The Story of Pioneer Women. Please be sure to book early as this is a very popular play and the Brickyard will fill up quickly. More soon Charley and Anet |
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 16 May 2010 11:21 )
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Written by Charley Carlin
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Wednesday, 03 March 2010 06:06 |
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Good Day and Welcome to March 2010 Anet is busily working on her latest play Taking Leave. It will be in running April 9th till May 2nd. for details click here, for tickets click here. This Play was EXTREMELY well received in readers theater last year and has an all star cast. rehearsals are going very well and this will most likely be a sell out. Get your tickets now! Charley is currently in North Carolina for a short service call. North Carolina has been cold and wet! It seems like it is very north for a southern state. More Soon, Anet and Charley |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 03 March 2010 06:18 )
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Written by Charley Carlin
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Sunday, 21 March 2010 23:01 |
San Luis Obispo International Film Festival The past 10 days we have been working the SLOIFF as hosts. This is our second year and it is fun! Last year, total newbie’s, we agreed to be “Filmmaker Hosts”. We hadn’t a clue what that meant. We got some dates, names and screenings on an email. We called the phone numbers for editors, directors and producers of shorts, features, and a couple of documentaries. |
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Last Updated ( Monday, 22 March 2010 08:07 )
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Written by Charley
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Thursday, 04 February 2010 07:46 |
Our LinksHere are some interesting information, reference and fun links. As requests come in all the time, and people find things all the time, and the question is 'How do you pass the word?' Well I will pass the word here for information, fun and entertainment. When you find a site that helps you, informs you or amuses you please drop a note so I can learn about it too! The web is huge and everyone is always finding something that the other guy never knew they wanted to know! |
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 20 March 2010 08:12 )
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