tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19053670.post7332250473229315609..comments2023-10-31T05:03:38.910-07:00Comments on Letters from a broad...: My first-ever trip to Italy!!!C. L. Hansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12698855413639518095noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19053670.post-34710995297273084032009-08-08T09:18:48.431-07:002009-08-08T09:18:48.431-07:00You and your family are very lucky indeed! We are ...You and your family are very lucky indeed! We are going next yearIan Smithhttp://www.italyairportcarhire.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19053670.post-78695827354489761192009-06-12T12:19:55.925-07:002009-06-12T12:19:55.925-07:00Thanks Markii!!!
We had a great time!
BTW, I rea...Thanks Markii!!!<br /><br />We had a great time!<br /><br />BTW, I really like your "about me" on your blogger profile. You'd fit in well at <a href="http://latterdaymainstreet.com/" rel="nofollow">Main Street Plaza</a> if you're not already a reader/writer there... :DC. L. Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12698855413639518095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19053670.post-70510640475616227502009-06-12T11:58:19.020-07:002009-06-12T11:58:19.020-07:00amazing! you and your family are so lucky. :)amazing! you and your family are so lucky. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01594701540464228376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19053670.post-57668236946476387282009-06-08T04:24:00.496-07:002009-06-08T04:24:00.496-07:00Thanks VJack!!!
Yeah, it's amazing! We'r...Thanks VJack!!!<br /><br />Yeah, it's amazing! We're definitely planning to visit there again sometime!C. L. Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12698855413639518095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19053670.post-2974113754899680452009-06-08T04:19:14.682-07:002009-06-08T04:19:14.682-07:00Wow! You weren't kidding about it being beauti...Wow! You weren't kidding about it being beautiful there. You certainly got some great photos.vjackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05868095335395368227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19053670.post-87138190552026130932009-04-27T12:02:00.000-07:002009-04-27T12:02:00.000-07:00Hey Holly!!!
Good choice! I can't wait to go bac...Hey Holly!!!<br /><br />Good choice! I can't wait to go back!!!<br /><br />Hey Mathmom!!!<br /><br />Hmm, it's a little hard for me to compare, but this one definitely impressed me. It was a week-long conference held in a charming hotel that was once a monastery (<A HREF="http://ex-mormon.net/lfab_pics/lago_maggiore_hotel_il_chiostro.png" REL="nofollow">here's a pic of my kids in one of the courtyards</A>), and they served us a three-course meal in the hotel restaurant every night. On Wednesday afternoon, they chartered some boats and took the whole group on a guided tour of the <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borromean_Islands" REL="nofollow">Borromean Islands</A> (math trivia: the <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borromean_rings" REL="nofollow">Borromean rings</A> got their name from being part of the crest of the family that owns the islands). This tour included a nice apéritif on one of the islands and a dinner in a nice restaurant on another.C. L. Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12698855413639518095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19053670.post-72811628889078824362009-04-27T09:56:00.000-07:002009-04-27T09:56:00.000-07:00I approve of travel based on conferences. My firs...I approve of travel based on conferences. My first ever trip to Italy was to Padua, because that was where Michael's conference was. It's not on everyone's "must see" list, but definitely worth the trip.<br /><br />I learned there that Italian physics conferences are much fancier than American math conferences. They had a multi course dinner at a Palladian villa and a concert by Claudio Scimone from I Solisti Veneti... Definitely an experience. Are European math conferences like that too?mathmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07887205622583099966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19053670.post-61094783583279969102009-04-27T08:20:00.000-07:002009-04-27T08:20:00.000-07:00beautiful. Italy is my favorite country in the wo...beautiful. Italy is my favorite country in the world.Hollyhttp://www.selfportraitas.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19053670.post-58939689934594197262009-04-26T13:06:00.000-07:002009-04-26T13:06:00.000-07:00Nah, you could have just left them a box of cheese...<I>Nah, you could have just left them a box of cheese crackers and popped in a movie. They'd have been fine.</I>Hahahaha!! You clearly don't know my kids...<br /><br /><I>I'm fairly fond of transport schedules as well, especially when you can hop on and off at will.</I>Exactly! Next time I'm totally going to do the "Lago Maggiore Express" which is the same except that it adds a train trip through the mountains into the mix! :DC. L. Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12698855413639518095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19053670.post-2702221163595438582009-04-26T13:00:00.000-07:002009-04-26T13:00:00.000-07:00So I didn't have much choice but to take a week of...<I>So I didn't have much choice but to take a week off and take care of the kids. </I>Nah, you could have just left them a box of cheese crackers and popped in a movie. They'd have been fine.<br /><br />I'm fairly fond of transport schedules as well, especially when you can hop on and off at will. It's like a little table of possibilities for your day.Varinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09514410260798360800noreply@blogger.com