Italy trip

We had just arrived in Venice at the start of our trip and this is in Piazza San Marco outside the church.



After eight nights in Venice we picked up the hire car, a Mercedes, and drove to Santa Margherita Ligure where we stayed for another eight nights. We went to Portofino twice and went up to Castle Brown and even walked along to the lighthouse.

Santa Margherita Ligure - a special place

The bar I went to about three times in a day was the Bar Pasticceria Oneto di Cassinelli. The front entrance is on the main street very close to the Lido Palace Hotel and from the back you walk out onto the piazza with the Basilica di Santa Margherita. The cappuccini are divine, as are the pastries, especially the little eclairs.



My favorite store is Seghezzo. It's a great grocery and wine store. It has the most impressive chocolate selection. It's next door to the Basilica at Via Cavour, 1. It also has a very good deli section and you can buy an already cooked dinner there, have them heat it up for you and take it back to where ever you are staying.

Lido Palace Hotel, Santa Margherita Ligure

Do you want to stay in a palace? I do. I pick this one:








I stayed here twice in the past, in 2005 and in 2006.
Santa Margherita Ligure is a beautiful place to visit.