点评:We spent four days and three absolutely delightful nights at Ruth and Vicente's wonderful home. This place is one of the most tranquil and beautiful places we've ever stayed at. We were given the Africa room, a spacious, airy room that opened onto a lawn. The lodge itself is surrounded by the most amazing variety of fruit trees, with peaches, apples, prune plums, table grapes, pomegranate, watermelon, and pear trees, along with a sampling of various wine grapes growing nearby. We would sit on the lawn, under an umbrella, surrounded by beautiful jasmine, roses, nasturtium (used in our salad!), honeysuckle, canas, and hydrangeas, and just enjoy the peace and quiet. The room was very comfortable and the bed perfect. After struggling with poor wifi all over Chile, it was a relief to be able get very strong wifi.
If that's not enough, wait until you try the amazing meals Ruth, a professional chef who has worked all over the world, and has two cookbooks to her name, makes for you. One the first night for dinner we had an elderberry aperitif and homemade chips with hummus (everything sourced from their garden) followed by a zucchini moussaka, spanakopita, and tres leches in a berry compote. On the second night we had a flaky pastry like a pizza slice topped with very light blue cheese and figs, Moroccan style turkey stew with couscous, and a sorbet dessert. Finally, on the last night we had eggplant tempura and shrimp risotto followed by blueberry cobbler and homemade vanilla ice cream. A typical breakfast was stewed apricots, poached eggs on a cornmeal Belgian waffle with avocado and salsa and fresh cheese with the yolk done to a perfect consistency. The breads were accompanied by homemade apricot jam with a touch of vanilla, sour cherry jam, and fresh pear or apple juice with nothing added. All sourced from their home garden.
Finally, and crucially, both Ruth and Vicente are the most welcoming, relaxed, and warm hosts you could find. They are very friendly, and clearly take pride in the home and garden they have created, and in the meals they serve the guests.
We have stayed all over the world, but it's going to be a long time before we forget, if ever, the four days we spent in the wonderful, secret sanctuary, where, as the poet said, "every prospect pleases".
翻译:我们在 Ruth 和 Vicente 的美好家园度过了四天三夜,非常愉快。这个地方是我们住过的最宁静、最美丽的地方之一。我们得到了非洲房间,这是一个宽敞、通风的房间,通向草坪。旅馆周围环绕着种类繁多的果树,包括桃子、苹果、李子、鲜食葡萄、石榴、西瓜和梨树,以及附近种植的各种酿酒葡萄。我们会坐在草坪上,打着伞,周围环绕着美丽的茉莉花、玫瑰、金莲花(用于我们的沙拉!)、金银花、卡纳斯和绣球花,享受宁静。房间很舒适,床很完美。在智利各地与糟糕的 wifi 苦苦挣扎之后,能够获得非常强大的 wifi 是一种解脱。
如果这还不够,请等到您尝试 Ruth 为您制作的美味佳肴,Ruth 是一位在世界各地工作过的专业厨师,她的名字有两本食谱。晚餐的第一个晚上,我们喝了接骨木浆果开胃酒和自制薯片配鹰嘴豆泥(一切都来自他们的花园),然后是西葫芦慕萨卡、西班牙薄饼和浆果蜜饯中的特雷斯莱切。第二天晚上,我们吃了一块像披萨片一样的酥皮糕点,上面放着非常淡的蓝奶酪和无花果、摩洛哥风格的火鸡炖蒸粗麦粉和冰糕甜点。最后,昨晚我们吃了茄子天妇罗和虾意大利调味饭,然后是蓝莓馅饼和自制香草冰淇淋。典型的早餐包括炖杏子、玉米面比利时华夫饼上的荷包蛋、鳄梨和莎莎酱,以及新鲜奶酪和蛋黄的完美稠度。面包配以自制的杏酱和淡淡的香草味、酸樱桃酱,以及不加任何东西的新鲜梨汁或苹果汁。全部来自他们的家庭花园。
最后,也是至关重要的是,Ruth 和 Vicente 都是您能找到的最热情、放松和热情的房东。他们非常友好,显然为他们创造的家园和花园以及为客人提供的餐点感到自豪。
我们曾在世界各地逗留过,但要忘记(如果有的话)我们在美妙而秘密的圣所度过的四天,正如诗人所说,“每一个前景都令人愉悦”,这将是很长一段时间。