So, with all the glorious tourist attractions here in Venice, some of my favorite days are spent just grocery shopping. And so we did that. Starting off with coffee at Bar Cupido, we headed to the Rialto Market. Again, the … Continue reading →
We got out at a decent time today. Stopping for coffee at a very quiet Bar Cupido and making our way to the hospital and Giovanni e Paolo on the Fondamenta dei Mendicanti, the sun was just beginning to emerge … Continue reading →
Our goal for the day, however minor, was to renew our 5 year vaporetto cards which had expired just when we last left in fall of 2024. We stopped for coffee at Puppa Bar and headed over to Rialto. The … Continue reading →
Our morning view was totally white with the dense fog. We waited for some of it to burn off before we set out for coffee at bar Cupido and a nice long wander. March 8 is International Women’s Day and … Continue reading →
This is why I get nervous around travel. Our Airbnb host offered to book us a taxi to the airport. I asked for an 8:15 pickup. They booked it and sent me the text number of the driver. By 7:45, … Continue reading →
Well, all of our big plans washed away in the wet streets. The weather apps called for rain all day and they were totally accurate. So lazy and unwilling to face the rain, we just sat around the apartment all … Continue reading →
Getting back to a more normal-for-us rhythm, we left the apartment by 10:15 and took a little different walking route, along the river Nervion to the museum. We stopped for a much needed coffee on the way, bought our tickets … Continue reading →
It seems we are still suffering from jet lag, as we got a very late start heading out of the apartment. Our goal for the day was to visit the Azkuna Zentroa, an early 20th century wine warehouse, destroyed by … Continue reading →
The Puppy, a huge flower covered (they say about 38,000 flowers) sculpture by Jeff Koons, was our meeting place for our morning tour: It was an easy half hour walk and the meeting went off without a hitch. Mikel, who … Continue reading →
We have arrived in Bilbao, Spain. It took us 24 hours, door to door and we are pretty tired. Customs and immigration in Madrid was fully automated, but still a bit challenging. Those machines never can read my old fingerprints … Continue reading →