Thank you so much for your kind hospitality during my recent visit to
Umbria. I thoroughly enjoyed the trip, and am looking forward to
recommending the fascinating towns and villages in your area to our
clients.
The unique combination of superb cuisine, breathtaking scenery and
outstanding art and culture within the region will inspire us to write
some interesting new itineraries.
Thank you also for looking after us so well; it was good to have the
benefit of your expertise, and your kindness throughout.
Thank you again.
With best regards
Christina A. Draper
Hi Alessandra,
Jackie and I are back home from our Italy trip now and I wanted to say hello. We had such a wonderful day with you seeing your town, having lunch and going on the wine tasting. You are an amazing guide! We can't believe our trip is already over :(
Hope to hear from you -- take care.
Cerise Fukuji
Dear Alessandra
We have often thought about you and how much we miss our meetings and excellent lessons we had with you. We hope you realise that your lessons gave us a great surge in learning Italian as well as the very memorable social times. We miss this enormously.
Ted and Lyn Beckenham
Hallo Allessandra,
heute ein herzlicher Gruß von mir. Sie haben am Dienstag mit uns eine Stadtführung in Assisi gemacht, die besonders wunderbar war. Ich möchte Ihnen noch herzlich danken.
Alles Gute und bis bald
Georg
13/06/2007 We love Assisi and last visited it
more than 10 years ago, before the earthquake, but
this occasion was made particularly special by the
attractive, very knowledgeable guide that managed to
bring to life the history of the church, its art and
of St. Francis most vividly. Then, the grand climax
of the visit to the library- what and experience!..
hello,
I wanted to thank you for all you did for us with the
wonderful day in Assisi and spello. it was a great
time and we all enjoyed your company so much. The wine
tasting lunch was perfect and all had a delightful
experience.
On a personnel note, I would like to tell you that you
made this day for me one I wont soon forget. Your knowledge
and poise and personality brought so much to making the
buildings and streets and shops and historical artifacts
have a voice I would not have heard if not for yours.
for this I thank you.
I hope that you were not too tired by the time you reached
the coast. I am afraid we were quite greedy with your
time. did igor enjoy his holiday? Did he have a sardine
on his plate each morning? my cats were glad to see me
when I returned home.
I will close now with a kind wish for your good fourtune
and a thank you once more for sharing your day with us.
keep safe.
ciao
Anne
Hey alessandra;
Thanks again for the very nice tour of Perugia. We found
it very educational and enjoyable. Enclosed are the pictures
you liked. Hopefully you will be able to use them on
your site.
And remember, there is room in the jet for you for the
trip to NYC on Friday! J
-avi
Ciao, Alessandra
We did manage to navigate the car back to Perugia train
station, thanks to your navigation instructions to
exit via Perugia Prepo on the day after we parted
company with you. And now we are back in Australia,
still saying to each other "Wasn't the ...........
we saw in Umbria amazing/charming/glorious/etc?"
We had a simply wonderful time exploring the historic
treasures and hidden pleasures of beautiful Umbria
with you. The wealth of information that you
provided and the detailed knowledge that you shared
with us gave us insights into a culture that would
have escaped us if we had attempted to explore the
ancient hill towns on our own.
Your company was charming and relaxed despite your
need to "pace" the tour. We hope that we didn't
stress you too much with our constant questions about
anything and everything Umbrian and/or Italian!
Would you please express to the owner and mother
of that wonderful house under renovation how appreciative
we were of the opportunity to visit it. Marco
Belanca also deserves our thanks for his part in enthusiatically
revealing Gubbio to us.
As a result we have emailed Vian in Canada giving you
the highest possible reference as an Umbrian guide.
Our digital images still await our attention. If
we have captured any amazing images we'll email to
you.
If you ever contemplate visiting our home city
of Melbourne, we would be pleased to provide a
personal (unskilled!) guide service--just let
us know.
With our best wishes, many grateful thanks and love
Morea & Tom Reid
Hallo Frau Kuper,
am Montag sind wir voller neuer Eindrücke aus Rom zurückgekehrt. Es war herrlich!!!
Vielen Dank für die gute Reisevorbereitung und den supernetten und tüchtigen Fahrer!!!
Die Wahl der Hotels war prima, allerdings sehr unterschiedlich.
Beilngries (Zwischenübernachtung Heimweg) war so gut, dass die Gruppe wenig Lust zur Weiterfahrt hatte. Die Betreuung dort war sehr persönlich, das Essen ausgezeichnet.
Das Hotel am Gardasee, das ich ja selbst vorher gesehen hatte, sah besser aus als es tatsächlich war. Ein Hausmeister sollte dort einmal einen Rundgang machen und das Inventar reparieren, dafür war das Essen super!
Das Clarhotel in Rom war für unsere Gruppe ideal, Hotel Abacus in Assisi ebenfalls. Unsere Stadtführer Alessandra und Herr Hunke kann man wirklich nur weiterempfehlen. Sie haben uns mit soviel Fachkenntnis und Freundlichkeit begleitet, wie man es sich nur wünschen kann. Wunderbar war auch unser Ausflug nach Frascati. Das Restaurant samt Abendessen war gelungen und als Überraschung trat noch eine Sängerin auf, die sich wohltuend von den üblichen weinseligen Gesängen abhob.
Bei der Papstaudienz ist es Ihnen sogar gelungen, unsere Namensnennung im Hauptteil unterzubringen und nicht im Vorlauf - die Gruppe war begeistert.
Das Allerbeste aber war nach einstimmiger Meinung unser Fahrer Robert Hagemann, der uns wirklich unglaublich gut betreut hat. Die nächste Fahrt kann nur mit ihm stattfinden! (Wahrscheinlich soll es in die Provence gehen, aber ich spreche Sie noch an, wenn alles konkreter ist.)
Bitte teilen Sie mir mit, wann ich die Gesamtrechnung erhalte, damit ich die Überweisung dann umgehend veranlassen kann.
Mit freundlichen Grüßen aus dem verregneten Bochum
Hi Alessandra, sorry this has taken so long to send. I know your Mom will be proud of her botanist. :-) Could you identify each of the leave for me. We had a great day with you. What a fun job you have. Thanks for everything, Happy
Alessandra,
I was going through my Cal Italy trip file and I found your email. I have attached the picture of you with "Campy" on our Cal Tour of Tuscany trip as well as a picture of Keith and me. We so enjoyed the trip and your expertise in the local history. Happy New Year!
Nancy Arnold
Ciao Alessandra
I just wanted to say thank you for
the wonderful tour you planned for the Jorgensens and
the Hughes. They said it was a highlight of their
trip and really enjoyed you as a guide.
so liebenswert kann Umbrien sein, so lebendig und eigentlich auch so bunt, denn die Fotos habe ich im nachhinein schwarz-weiss gemacht, weil mir Gesichter besser gefallen, wenn sie nicht durch Farben "gestört" werden. Die Kieler Dante-Gruppe von Prof. Caso ist wieder gut gelandet. Wir haben so unendlich viel Schönes erlebt und gesehen, dass die Bilder mich noch lange beschäftigen werden. Jedenfalls träume ich noch jede Nacht "italienisch", höre die Sprache, erlebe die komischsten Situationen. Ich hoffe, genügend Zeit zu haben, alle Bilder und Eindrücke nachzuarbeiten, bei einer grossen Familie mit 13 Kindern und Enkelkindern nicht immer leicht.
Die beiden Tage, die Sie uns geführt haben, haben mir besonders viel Freude gemacht, das lag sicher auch an Ihrem schauspielerischen Talent und dem bezaubernden Lachen. Ich weiss gar nicht, wieviel Fotos man per e-mail durch den Himmel schicken kann. Ich fange mal an. Wenn Sie Lust haben, alle Aufnahmen, auch die bunten, zu sehen, kann ich gerne eine CD schicken, brauche dann aber Ihre Adresse.
Alora, herzliche Grüsse, noch einmal vielen Dank für Ihr Stück Umbrien
Ihr Werner Prinz
Gentilissima Alessandra,
come da Lei richiesto nel momento di congedarci dalla visita a Spello, uno dei 'fotografi' Le invia alcune istantanee nelle quali compare mentre illustra ai bergamaschi le località program-mate. Desidero complimentarmi per la sua disponibilità e professionalità: puntuale, esauriente, briosa, senza essere pedante o saccente. Brava! Mi auguro di poterLa riavere in occasione di eventuali altre visite alla bella ed ospitale Umbria. Nel salutarLa, porgo sinceri auguri di un roseo futuro anche professionale. Dr.Salvioni.
Cara Alessandra !
Sono Christian, questo medico viennese che ha partecipato al gruppo austriaco guidato da Lei circa una settimana fa a Perugia ed Assisi ( quello con l’italiano malissimo !!! ;-) ),
Mando tanti saluti da Vienna a Lei e Monia e Le ringrazio ancora una volta per le spiegazioni eccelenti e la presentazione perfetta di una delle più belle regioni d’Italia, è stato veramente un soggiorno indimenticabile per me e tutti gli altri,
Christian
Gent.ma Alessandra,
sono lieta di ringraziare nel nome del cliente che è rimasto molto contento della sua visita. Ecco le sue parole:
"Mir persönlich hat besonders gut die Führung in Assisi mit Alessandra Pettinelli gefallen, die uns in sehr gutem Deutsch die Stadt und die Menschen nahe gebracht hat."
