Lola's Salon

Danon,
Danon, I'd be glad to use Lola's clicker (what?) and join in. Although I tend to blather on about italian matters, I am a rank beginner with enthusiasm.
It all sounds good, but I am not so comfy walking in to the forum. Not used to having someone serve, for example, I guess that is quite west coast of me. I'd rather find out more about Withers as a person.

I need to check in and just be quiet, but being quiet is such a travail for a loud soul. Or whatever it is I have, a loud Me.

Will grab my lip reins and zip up, instead of barging on in.
blip blip blip blip
blip blip blip blip exhale blip blip blip and so on...

click click, HIAMA arrives back in Salon breathless with news from Italy-Danon and Mrs Danon send their love and say Caio to all their friends here.

Lets have some Italian breakfast please Withers to get us in the mood- I think cappucino and croisssants for me please

Well, buon giorno! I would like un caffe latte doppio e due dolci, per favore..on the terrace with the great view.

huevos rancheros por favor con tortillas

Give me a hunk of meat and just turn it a couple times fast - Thanks!

Peace&Love and Jack (super Border Collie) wander into Lola's Salon, sniffing the aroma of fine Italian cooking.......

"Hi Everyone!"

"Woof!"

PaL thanks Lola and hiama for the special Italian coffee and croissants. She's glad to see her old friends here.

"So, Danon has already arrived in Italy?" Tilting her head upwards, looking toward cyberspace, PaL says "Bon Voyage Mr and Mrs Danon."

"I'm looking forward to hearing stories of travel in Italy. I hope they take lots of pictures. I'd love to see that Saturday Market!"

PaL explains "the clicker" to ossobuco..... "The Clicker is used to transport ourselves to other times and/or places. Kinda like 'beam me up Scotty'. We used our Clickers extensively, back in the Abuzz threads for Cafe 101. We transported ourselves to the 1700's, 1960's, Scotland, Greece, and many other times and places. We also used the Clicker to rid the world of negative political rivals and people who were exploiting artists. Ahhhh, they were great times."

PaL becomes dreamy-eyed, thinking about that beautiful poet in Pompeii.....

Just stay clear of that smoking mountain

Go back to 80 BC at least!

"Woof" to you cutey

I believe I'll have a couple of slices of that melon with proscuitto. And just pass the coffee pot under my nose, Withers...that Italian coffee is so strong that one whiff will be enough this morning...

Thanks for explaining more about the clickers, P&L. Perhaps we can use them to join M/M danon in Italy?

Mmmm...Daydreaming about Italy....my favorite pastime...

Well, almost. :wink:

Uhhhhh, diane, P&L and all. I am presently in Italy only in the spiritual sense. That is I'm planning via the books - tourist and history, etc. Actually will be landing in Munich on the 3d of September and visit Germany, Czech R., Austria, Slovenia, Hungary and N Italy before returning home on the 14th of October.

ossobuco, please don't be quiet! That is not allowed in the Salon. Just click yourself to Venice and enjoy. In fact the whole crew may just join you there, and, of course, I'll be already there - in Harry's Bar sipping a whisky.

In the mean time, Withers, I'll have a traditional Italian after dinner coffee. Strong and dark with a shot of grappa poured into it.

PaL explains to BillW, "We clicked ourselves to Pompeii to save the resident artists from the eruption of Vesuvius. We had quite an adventure!"

here's a link to the Abuzz thread where the adventure began..... it's a long thread..... the Pompeii Adventure begins toward the end of the thread..... and, at the end of the thread, there's a link to the next thread....

http://nytimes.abuzz.com/interaction/s.174603/discussion/

PaL gives BillW a Clicker, and sets it for 'March 2001'.....

"Hi Danon! Is it really you? Have we clicked ourselves to Italy? No?"

PaL joins Danon at the kitchen table, looking through the travel guides to Italy.....

Move over. I wanna see the pictures!

Hi PaL!
Yeah, come take a look, the pictures are great!!

PaL and Eva are spreading out Danon's books....

PaL opens one of the books and points to a map of Italy......

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wow!!

"Danon, where do your cousins live?"

They are in the little mountain village of St Pietro Val D'Astico. It's above Venice - an hours drive - up the Astico Valley. Sort of above the (a) in Brescia on your map. It's really beautiful.

P&L, such fond memories........

thinking about it, Abuzz is a little like Pompeii.......sad but true.

Maybe we could go back there and find your poet. That would be fun. And we could save a few more people and dogs........and .........and.......we should stop by for Samson at the cafe if we're going. He may want to collect some personal belongings............

Oh, that is beautiful country, danon. Mountains, valleys, lakes...ooh...

Italy - next year in the summers....can u imagine I have been in UK for almost 8 yrs and I havent been to Italy !!!

Gautam - I wouldn't worry if I was you. I've lived in Britain for all of my 27 years, and only been to London once, when I was 11! Is it any good? It looks alright on the telly...

Graham !!

Yeah, London does have its moments !! U shud come to London for the next A2K meet and we can show you arnd !!