Traveling for Ski Vacation with large group and went for dinner one night. Food was delicious and…read moreservice was great. Super cozy spot, family owned and homemade food was delicious.

Great pizza! We sat at the pizza bar and it was fun. They are true professional pizza makers and…read morethe pizza was very flavorful and still very light. Highly recommend.

If you like to ski or hike Chamonix is your kind of place…read more Some of the most insane slopes I have ever skied. This time we finished up the TDMB at Chamonix ( as do most hikers). Sure it is pricey and touristy...but dam it is cute and romantic. Plenty to do and see. Highly recommend the $75 pass that gets you the train ride to the glaciers, the needle gondola to the glaciers, and the high speed lift on the other side for hiking.....it will keep you busy all day and you will be able to hike on a Glacier. Bucket list place.

ABSOLUTELY A MUST! Great experience get the ticket for both gondolas, go all the way to the top…read more You see the Alps from above, pictures don't do justice.

Beautiful ice caves after taking a cog train up the mountain. It's a little bit of a walk to go…read moredown to the ice caves, but totally accessible as there are metal stairs and railings. The ice caves are neat, with different areas great for taking pictures such as ice chairs, bars, and such. A fun area to explore for a few hours.

Beautiful place we took the Montenvers train from Chamonix and reached the mer de Glace only to…read moreknow that they closed early due to olympic light activities. The views at the top were gorgeous!! The 20-minute train ride was one of the beautiful rides !!

Great tasting Italian food. Service was friendly. Ambience was very inviting with a large outdoor…read morepatio and an indoor sitting area as well. Authentic Italian dining. Great pizzas and pasta.

We ordered a pizza & tiramisu to go after large lunch & hiking all day. They were nice & quick…read morewith our take-away. We only had 3 minute walk to our hotel balcony to eat but it got a bit soggy in the center. The herbs were not fresh. I would not order takeout again. Tiramisu was very good, light & airy!

This passage along the Lake is a great place for a stroll, especially at dusk. The flower planters…read moreadd to the pleasantness of the atmosphere. This is a great place to meander after dinner or to use as a path to your dinner spot.

Just wanted to share a local tip. When you get to the top of Matterhorn that takes you to the…read moreItaly side there's a tourist trap. The washrooms are charged 2 francs to use and if you turn your ticket you get a bottle of water. So if you're not a fan for paying for the washroom, take the elevator at this stop and on the lower you'll have the washroom . Women washroom has 3 stalls. Alternatively if you get stuck at the top, just ski down either sides Switzerland or Italy and there are free washrooms. I really just shake my head to paid washroom, but if you got to go you got to go. Three people in my travel group paid for it while I just patiently waited for the next stop in at restaurant. Another local tip is bring your own water, every place charges. DM if you have questions :)

From the owner: Trockener Steg liegt auf einer Höhe von 2'939 Metern und hat eine ganz besondere Bedeutung für die…read moreBesucher des Matterhorn paradise. An dem Dreh- und Angelpunkt verschmelzen Welten miteinander: Im Sommer enden dort die Skipisten, und die Wanderwege beginnen. Skifahrer und Wanderer treffen aufeinander. Und der Ausblick gleitet vom Mattertal bis hinauf aufs Matterhorn.

Remember those James Bond movies where the hero or villain is speeding by in a motorboat on a lake…read morepast some European town? Could be Monaco on the French Riviera. Well couldn't make it to Monaco, but did make it to the waterfront of Baveno, Italy. Elected to spend extra days here in Baveno, rather than go on walking tours of Milan in 100 degree heat in July. Every day for 4 days before breakfast, I jogged the half mile long waterfront on Lago Maggiore, Italy's second largest lake, bordering on Switzerland. Even roused the wife out of her beauty rest to see the sights. Did this before the crowds arrived, with the sun rising over the deep blue lake, with mountains in the background. The water wasn't that blue, due to the high humidity in the Italian lake district in the air under cloudy skies and temperatures in the mid 80s at 7am, over cold waters of the 1000 foot deep mountain lake. Numerous restaurants, hotels, and small businesses, like the coin operated self service washer/dryer, line the road on the other side of the waterfront. A wide paved pedestrian pathway goes all along the promenade, with a separate sidewalk next to the roadway. There is a ferry area, boat docking areas, a child's playground, restrooms, and various monuments, along the immaculately landscaped promenade. They even have a defibrillator and emergency phone, along with toll machine for paid parking. Street sweeping machines running for both the road and the promenade pathway, so no litter on the ground. Tourist information building is right next to the ferry building, with a free public bathroom in the back, complete with toilet tissue and toilet seat, something not always found in Italian bathrooms. I had to jog the half mile long waterfront 4 straight days to get rid of excess weight from eating all that chocolate and cheese in Switzerland during our 10 day tour, so that I could fit in the 18" wide seats on the 14 hour airline trip back to California, via Atlanta!

If you're able, come to this treasure. The gardens equal the interior in beauty and wonder.read more

I've been to the Palace of Versailles near Paris in the last century, and now Palazzo Borromeo, a…read moregrand palace shaped like a castle surrounded by a beautiful lake. We took a ferry from Baveno, Italy to Isola Bella, an island in Lago Maggiore, second largest lake in Italy, bordering on Switzerland, and the Swiss Alps, at the height of the heat wave in Europe in July. Starting in 1670, it took four centuries to complete the Palazzo Borromeo, and the surrounding gardens. The palace includes the Throne and Queens rooms, the Napoleon's Room, the Gallery of General Berthier with a collection of 130 paintings. On a lower floor, six grottoes were built to keep cool from summer heat. Yes, Napoleon did stay overnight here, along with his entourage of several dozen of his officers, who managed to make a big disarray of their overnight accomodations before leaving. Imagine having to prepare a meal fit for a king on one days notice. The gardens include the Teatro Massimo at the center, ten terraces in the shape of a truncated pyramid. We checked out the the monumental unicorn, the obelisks, the statues, the two towers and other architectural elements, as well as the camphor and citrus trees, and the collections of roses, rhododendrons and camellias. We spent much of our time trying to chase down the magnificent white peacocks around the grounds, for that classic picture shot. Just like my cat, the peacocks never obey me, and never did spread their feathers in full spread.