After a Google of hikes originating from Ascona, a TripAdvisor review sold me on a walk to Ronca. I’d gone to bed early in anticipation of a two hour hike prior to checking out of my hotel. My timing was great, but it took me nearly 30 minutes, if not longer, to find the dang…
Month: May 2021
Osteria Chiara – Muralto
Thursday was the Ascension holiday, so I was quite glad to have made a reservation in advance. The menu and reviews at Osteria Chiara looked delightful. I was seated right on time, and with a prime table overlooking the lake. The lunch menu was quite limited. I’d walked 7 miles and was excited for a…
Seven Boutique Hotel – Ascona
Seven Boutique Hotel- what a little gem, you are. Thanks for being so easy, clean, and inexpensive. You have bars and restos all over town where I could eat inside (Merci!) and were just a darling find in an excellent, central location in Ascona. The hotel is set among a handful of old houses in…
Wild Buffalo Quesadillas
Don’t ask me why, but I love Cinco de Mayo which isn’t really even a real holiday with Mexican Independence Day being in September and all. Last year I made a helluva a spread for the chap I was seeing. This year, it was all about the girls. Since you can’t purchase anything spicy in…
Le Pavois – Morges
After a strenuous morning strolling through a park full of tulips, my friend and I had a leisurely lunch at Le Pavois on the lake in Morges. The restaurant was teaming with families for Mother’s Day, but it was nice to be out and sit on a terrace, even if we were far from our…
Seven Restaurant- Ascona
Vacation! After Covid! After launching a Covid product! After moving to Europe! During a pandemic! I’m exhausted and so grateful to be here in picturesque, Ascona. I couldn’t be fussed with Covid tests, monitoring border restrictions and the like, so I decided to explore my new home instead, just crossing my fingers I could still…
Swiss Miss: Morges & the Festival of Tulips
On Sunday my partner-in-crime and I headed over the the nearby town of Morges for some lakefront strolling and the spectator sport of the annual tulip festival. The park was absolutely gorgeous, awash in a rainbow of tulips, the foreground to a gloriously sunny day after ten days of rain. We had a leisurely lunch,…
Hot Greek Salad
Everyone has been baking together feta and tomatoes during quarantine and while I still haven’t tried that, I have invented a hot Greek salad that’s quite nice. It feels healthy, so maybe it will even bring you a hot Greek? Yet to be seen…. It’s a great way to use up veggies in your fridge,…
L’Atelier in Lavaux
L’Atelier, the only restaurant I could dine in this quarter thanks to my last minute hotel stay at Hotel Lavaux. The restaurant was very well spaced for the pandemic and the entire wall of open windows ensured that guests got plenty of circulated air if not able to dine on the terrace. I was surprised…
Swiss Miss: Epesses
The next day I woke up early in Cully and decided that I would walk the 1.5 hours to the funicular that would take me to my lunch in Vevey. Whelp, about 20 minutes in, I was greeted with a charming sign stating that ‘yeah we get that this is the most scenic road in…