Where you’ll have breakfast…

and lunch and dinner–most days at least.

And after the first few meals, you’ll almost forget that you’re eating in what looks like a cathedral (at least in the style of decoration). The “Marble Hall,” as it’s called, has a ceiling a gadzillion feet high (with a huge painting on it of a scene out of Greek mythology, natch–the story about the 3 Golden Apples…). The large painting that you see here is of the 18th century Archbishop who built the palace.

Oh, and the food is really good. For breakfast there will be hot things (eggs and sausage or something similar) as well as all kinds of fruit and yoghurts and cereals, and breads and jams and honey and cheeses and sliced meats, and your choice of juices and teas (black tea and green tea and herbal tea) and coffee, of course, etc. etc.

For those of you who are vegetarian or who have other dietary restrictions, you should find something at every meal that will work for you (for example there is a large salad bar every lunch and dinner). But if you have any particular concerns (such as an allergy), please let us know and the kitchen will do its best to accommodate you. It is used to catering for people from all over the world.

Oh, and one last comment about the food! Don’t plan on losing weight. In fact I often go running before breakfast. You can run in almost any direction, but my favorite is to run down the canal towards the mountains and then back around the lake. If I go running, I can come back and eat a big breakfast and feel less guilty about it…

Susan