We had to be out of the apartment theoretically at 10:00 for the cleaning person but Elisa came down around 9:30 and an hour later we were still talking with her. We are trying to work out a visit for our family for next year and we got it done.

Wanting a good walk, we took off, through San Marco–San Luca, Manin, Sant’Angelo, Santo Stefano and onto the Accademia Bridge. The views… (sigh) calming and delicious. I took this one “backwards” shot from the top:

Interesting–they have removed all of the locks and replaced the railing with thicker piping so a lock won’t fit:

There’s definitely a different feel to Dorsoduro–artsier if nothing else. We stopped for coffee at Da Gino and kept on towards “Peggy’s Place” and Salute, looking in a few galleries along the way. Color is starting to emerge on the canals:

The Punta della Dogana may be my favorite museum of all. The first room had a huge work of light and fibre by Brazilian artist Lygia Page. It changes with every step you take:

Then there was this room with soulful, haptic sound when you sit on each bench:

From the sublime to the ridiculous:

We left there hungry for food but full of art so we walked back to Da Gino for tramezzini (tuna and olive, my favorite) and a spritz and then retraced our steps back home.

Elisa came down again in the afternoon with a proposal for our stay in June which we found very reasonable and accepted it immediately. She also brought us a bunch of food. A long text thread with our kids ensued which mostly had us giggling. Kathryn is so funny!

Leftovers for dinner and a decent Valpolicella Ripasso we had gotten at the supermarket.

We are both thrilled at the prospect of having our kids here next year!