Epinions Recent Reviews for Moppysl

Atlante Star Hotel: Great Hotel Write Off/You can look in the Pope's Apartment.

Sat, 5 Apr 2003 21:33:07 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Moppysl - Forgive me for regressing but I am in reflective and pensive mood because I am no longer employed as

our company Utell International closed the doors to our Omaha office after 18 years. The company is over 70 years old and was founded by Henry...

Yankee Air Conditioning Saves the last night in Paris /Great Hotel Write Off

Fri, 4 Apr 2003 02:26:02 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Moppysl - We had just returned to Paris for one night before our departure back to the United States.

I was on tour with my favorite group, the Hooterville family.

We had returned from Florence on the train. We had no trouble finding the...

Great Hotel Write off- Schweizerhof -Zurich

Thu, 3 Apr 2003 00:38:11 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Moppysl - As we were circling Zurich/Kloten Airport on an early April morning, I saw the red tile roofs and the unbelievable greenness of this small country.

I nudged my daughter, Kit, who was in the seat next to me.

"Look out the window,"...

J.Sterling Morton was the Original Tree Hugger

Mon, 31 Mar 2003 23:49:15 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Moppysl - It's not too often that you really get to know much about Arbor Day. The only time it's mentioned is by nurseries trying to encourage home owners to plant a tree, or maybe a mention by a third grade teacher to her class of eight year olds. It's not the...

No one speaks English in London anymore

Sat, 22 Mar 2003 17:07:49 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Moppysl - This hotel is located at the soccer stadium. It has a definite sports flavor to the entire complex. This hotel is located at Chelsea at Stamford Bridge and Fulham Road.

It's also in the Earl's Court area and near Kensington.

It was a...

Carlotta, they don't give wedding presents like this anymore.

Thu, 13 Mar 2003 12:49:22 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Moppysl - Few hotels have captured my imagination as the Villa Carlotta did on our trip to Florence in the spring of 2000.

I was there with my two life long friends, one from Florida and one from Omaha. We arrived by train from Rome in the late...

Golden Tulip Kraft Hotel: Nothing cheesey about the name Kraft ... (Hotel, that is)

Mon, 10 Mar 2003 02:40:51 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Moppysl - The Golden Tulip Kraft Hotel is ideally located in a quite area of the tourist section of Florence. We walked to the hotel from the railroad station and found it to be in an area away from the hub-bub of the shops and restaurants.

One thing...

Le Parc Sofitel Demeure: Why wasn't I born rich instead of beautiful and talented?

Thu, 6 Mar 2003 20:24:13 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Moppysl - My daughter, Kit and I went to Paris almost ten years ago. We were on our self guided tour of Zurich, Paris and London.

We arrived at the Gare de Lyon on the train from Switzerland.

I wanted to take a taxi, but Kit being more frugal and...

Want the Louvre in your front yard?

Sun, 2 Mar 2003 16:06:35 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Moppysl - We arrive in Paris early on a Sunday morning in July of 1999. Sports in Nebraska consists of interest in the University of Nebraska Cornhusker football games, no interest at all in esoteric sports such as the Tour de France. We didn't realize this was...

Grandmother, is that you in front of the x rated video store?

Wed, 19 Feb 2003 23:37:39 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Moppysl - This was one of the more interesting and fun experiences of my checkered travel career.

I was going to Paris on a Wednesday evening-my flight was departing from O'Hare at 5:30 p.m. Our reservation department was desperately trying to find me...

You would be Lord Byron's neighbor if you stayed here

Mon, 17 Feb 2003 15:26:59 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Moppysl - This is a strange review, but one I'd like to share.

Almost three years ago I was in Rome for business and pleasure. One of our clients had purchased this building right at the foot of the Spanish Steps and converted into a hotel. While I...

Hotel Ritz: "You only live once, " said Pamela Harriman as she went into the pool

Sat, 15 Feb 2003 18:58:42 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Moppysl - First of all, this hotel has no affiliation with the Ritz Carlton hotel chain. This hotel was founded by Cesar Ritz over 100 years ago. It's located at 15 Place Vendome in the first arrondissment.

The hotel is unobtrusive and the lobby is...

Cumberland Inn: A great little secret nestled in the hills of Kentucky

Wed, 12 Feb 2003 02:56:37 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Moppysl - My daughter, granddaughter and I were driving from Charlotte to Chicago a year ago last October. My granddaughter Katie is an Irish dancer. Being a native Chicagoan and having a 100% Irish heritage her paternal grandparents enrolled her in the...

United - you stand (against the passenger)

Mon, 3 Feb 2003 15:13:25 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author Moppysl - About a week before Christmas I decided to take a short trip to South Carolina to see my two aunts who live a retirement community.

I went to the computer and cast my dates and destination into Expedia. After several days of looking I...

A classic hotel and a favorite of Hollywood matinee idols

Mon, 3 Feb 2003 03:53:28 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Moppysl - We arrive at the Napoleon Hotel on a Saturday morning in late March. The hotel is across the Champs Elysees well within the view of the Arc de Triomphe. The French tri color was flying over the arch. Although I am an American citizen and a proud to...

Next time I'll have liposuction than have a pound of flesh extracted Venice style

Fri, 24 Jan 2003 01:14:58 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author Moppysl - We arrive in Venice by train, late in the evening. After an eight hour train trip from Paris we were eager to get to our hotel and freshen up and get to bed.

I was traveling with two life long friends, one from Omaha and one from Florida. We...

Charming hotel which was furnished with loving care

Sat, 18 Jan 2003 19:41:59 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Moppysl - When we arrived in Rome, by train from Venice, we took the bus to via Salari. We were in the Parioli residential area of the city, which would be comparable to Chicago's magnificent mile. The apartment houses weren't as tall and were much older but it...

Horses from the rear view?

Tue, 6 Feb 2001 23:58:13 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author Moppysl - Several years ago I refinanced my home with what was then Norwest Bank. It later became Wells Fargo. I left an emergency fund checking account with the bank since they allowed me a more than ample line of credit. Fortunately, I haven't had to use the...

Death, taxes and the National Geographic go on forever

Sat, 27 Jan 2001 03:28:39 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Moppysl - My aunt gave me a lifetime subscription to National Geographic more than forty years ago. When my first husband and I got divorced the silly goose (my former husband) said "I suppose you inherit the lifetime subscription to the Geographic?"

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Fitzgerald your place in literature is secure

Tue, 23 Jan 2001 01:24:28 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Moppysl - Every few years I re-read "The Great Gatsby" for the sheer joy of reading the finest novel written in the 20th century.

Fitzgerald was a mere 30 years old when he wrote this masterpiece. Reviewers over the years said they were certain that...

Mr Kirby liked the way women bodybuilders look

Tue, 23 Jan 2001 00:02:25 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Moppysl - I'll admitt it I am a push over for a good sales pitch. (Except by telemarketers) My best friend's son was selling Kirby's to work his way through college and asked me if he could demonstrate the Kirby for me. Well, he sold me one which I had no...

"My Father's Daughter" by Tina Sinatra

Sat, 11 Nov 2000 17:26:04 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Moppysl - Frank Sinatra's mother, Dolly, brought him up to believe that it was his mission to give his loved ones everything they wanted. Of course, Dolly was one of the first in line when Frank hit the big time. Tina and her sister, Nancy don't seem to have...

Still looks good ...but a few problems

Tue, 10 Oct 2000 20:26:32 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Moppysl - I guess you would say I am a convertible junkie. Almost every car I have ever owned has been a convertible. There were a few years in the years during the 1970's and early 1980's when the car makers weren't manufacturing convertibles and I had to go...

Booktv-Cspan...a captivating 3 hour interview

Sun, 1 Oct 2000 17:10:54 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Moppysl - When I first switched the television set over to C-Span more than three hours ago, I had no idea that I would sit in front of the television for three hours watching an interview.

Gore Vidal, the controversial historian and author, was being...

tasty fish and great key lime pie

Sun, 1 Oct 2000 00:52:07 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Moppysl - We live in the mid-west and outside of catfish and trout we don't have a great choice of fish. Our beef and steaks are the best in the world, but fish isn't high on the list of favorite foods in the great plains.

However, Red Lobster seems...