A Day Full
Our day started with coffee at the Puppa Bar and then a nice long walk. From there we crossed over the Rialto bridge and headed for San Giacomo del Orio, a verdant, off the beaten path campo. We tried … Continue reading →
Jan
Feeling So At Home
After a few days in each city, you really start to develop a rhythm of that place and how you relate/jive with it. I think we’ve hit it in Venice and it feels so good. Undaunted by the prediction of … Continue reading →
Rooms of Glass
Rain…hard rain falling when we woke up and we knew we had to be out of the house by 11:00 for the cleaning person to come. Luckily, by the time we ready to go it had stopped, replaced by somewhat … Continue reading →
A Guest
Our friend from Verona was coming on the train! Even though she has been here quite a few times before we felt like she was a visitor to our city and that was a good feeling. On the way to meet … Continue reading →
Another Great Day in Paradise
Knowing that Saturdays are very crowded in town, we decided to go on a little field trip to the islands. First we had to take our garbage around the corner where I noticed this: We came back to check the … Continue reading →
Making the Circuit
We awoke to a beautiful breezy, sunny Spring morning and we wanted to go! Laundry in the washing machine and we were off. Campo San Luca, in San Marco, was our first stop for coffee. I like the always crowded … Continue reading →
Going Home…to Venice
After breakfast in the B&B in Bergamo, we went for a nice walk: and picked up some sandwiches to take on the train later on. We stopped for a coffee at Massimo’s favorite spot. We had to check out by … Continue reading →
History 101
After a little breakfast at our B&B, Massimo met us. We started out on a walk through Porta Nuova where there is this incongruous dinosaur advertising the science museum: and winding up to where the big art museum is. Massimo … Continue reading →
To Bergamo
We awoke to the clearest blues skies we’ve had in Torino yet. After getting all packed up and orgainzed we both stood out on the terrace for a while taking it in. The peaks to the west, The French Alps, … Continue reading →
Turin/Torino
Ken’s been having phone issues so we looked up the Apple store. Turned out it is about 2 blocks from here but we had never noticed it before. So, we went for a pleasant visit where they didn’t fix his … Continue reading →