For afternoon tea and old-world fine dining with a jazz soundtrack, The Estate House veranda pulls in a warm breeze, and dishes such as lobster and ravioli, and mushroom and truffle velouté with brioche strips wrapped in Italian lardo are served on antique crockery.
There was a hot-spring bath on the ground floor, where sliding doors opened onto an engawa veranda overlooking a spacious garden with maple, cherry and plum trees, a stone lantern and stream.
As the last rusty leaves fell from the trees in the parks and historic piazzas, the birds swooped down, rummaging and pecking and shaking their feathers, then flew off again with quivers of delight.
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Pack lightweight picnic accessories to make market meals easy, budget-friendly, and special—enjoying a picnic-style meal in a local park or piazza while abroad is a truly unique experience.
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