SEASIDE BREAK…..

Well, how about a little seaside break from the snow, ice, cold, not to mention, Christmas shopping, decorating, baking, wrapping and cooking!

I took these photos during our trip to Italy this past fall.  Specifically they were taken during our drive along the Amalfi Coast and visit to Positano.  Take my word for it, Positano is absolutely breathtaking!  I hope these pictures make you feel a little warmer…..

This is at the start of our drive along the coast line.

 

And upon arrival at our hotel in Positano, this view greeted us in our hotel room – it was so, so stunning!

The hotel we stayed at was built into the side of the mountain and the lobby is five floors below where you enter.  So, you come in and take the elevator down five floors to enter the lobby.  But that’s not the coolest part, this is the lobby and…

this is part of the rock that the hotel is built against.  Isn’t that the neatest thing!

The view that greeted us in the morning.  When I think of “my happy place”, this is it!

 

The outdoor terrace where we had breakfast, nestled with some lemon and orange trees.

 

 If it had been warmer we would definitely have ended up here……

but it didn’t stop my hubby from taking a dip in the heated outdoor pool.

So instead, we walked down the many, many stairs to walk on the beach.

The beautiful little town of Positano.  Aren’t the pastel stucco exteriors gorgeous against the rugged mountain backdrop?

 

A lovely little terrace on our way back up.

 

 

Ah, I feel warmer already.  Hope you do too!

I believe that every space can be comfortable, warm, elegant and beautiful. I would love to help you achieve your beautiful space! Email me at lisa@lisagouletdesign.com or if in the Ottawa area call me at        613-762-0818.

Lisa

ANCIENT ROME…….

Another instalment of photos from my trip to Italy.   These first photos were taken from the top of the Vittorio Emanuele II of Savoia monument (shown below).

These photos show ancient Rome including the Colosseum, the Forum and Palatine Hill.


Yes, that’s the Colosseum in the distance. 


Arch of Titus
 
An ancient overgrown fountain.
    
A statue’s toe.

Hippodrome of Domitian



Coming up to the Colosseum.


Hope you enjoyed this little visual visit!

I believe that every space can be comfortable, warm, elegant and beautiful. I would love to help you achieve your beautiful space!

Email me at lisa@lisagouletdesign.com or if in the Ottawa area call me at 613-762-0818.

Lisa

ROMA, ROMA….

Well, I’m back and we had a fabulous time.  Rome is awe inspiring, especially when you come around a corner and there is the Pantheon or the Coliseum or some other ancient ruins…  It makes my heart go pitter patter because as a little girl I wanted to be an archaeologist and I still find it so interesting.

We had a beautiful hotel in Rome – right beside the Pantheon – I couldn’t believe the view! 

Here’s the view we had from our room - too bad about the scaffolding – but I guess every hundred or so years you have to do some maintenance….

And some pictures from inside.  This dome was built with concrete with an 43 metre diameter opening in 126 A.D. and has never been structurally altered isn’t that amazing!  It is the world’s largest unreinforced concrete dome and when it rains outside it rains inside too!

And they poured it with these stepped squares to alleviate some of the weight of the concrete - this is obviously where coffered ceilings came into being!

And here it is at night…so romantic..SIGH!!

Hope you enjoyed this little bit of Rome. I’ll be posting some of the many, many, many pictures from our trip for the next while – so stayed tuned!

I believe that every space can be comfortable, warm, elegant and beautiful. I would love to help you achieve your beautiful space!

Email me at lisa@lisagouletdesign.com or if in the Ottawa area call me at 613-762-0818.

Lisa