A Fine Day
We had to be out of the apartment by 10:00 because the cleaning person was coming, but rain was forecasted so we didn’t want to go far. We stopped for coffee at Campo Santa Maria Nova at the bar we … Continue reading →
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Arrivederci Amiche
Vicki caught the 6:30am boat to the airport and we walked Donna to the train station (Ken lovingly carried her suitcase) at 10:00. We were back to being flâneurs. We crossed over the Scalzi bridge and wandered a bit in … Continue reading →
Biennale Part 2
We got out nice and early heading for the Giardini, the other site of the official Biennale of Art 2024. Stopping for coffee in Campo Giovanni e Paolo brings lots of memories. We trudged through the back streets of Castello … Continue reading →
Biennale Part 1
Because of the weather we had postponed our visit to the official Biennale until the weekend. Right on schedule we left the apartment right at 10:00 and, of course, it started to rain. But it was really short lived. We … Continue reading →
A Full Day
It was still raining when we woke up so we all decided to head to Palazzo Bembo, only a 15 minute walk instead of the Biennale, which would have been about 40. After just a bit we, Donna Vicki and … Continue reading →
Lots of Rain
Ken tells me that this persistent rain is the result of Hurricane Isaac pushing rain into Europe. Hurricane season finally caught up with us. Unwilling to just sit in the apartment all day the three of us bundled up and … Continue reading →
Pawn Shop
The morning began with a steady drizzle, but we were undaunted. The three of us walked over to Bisiol and then to the Coop to stock up on food. Then off we went, over the Rialto Bridge and straight(ish) back … Continue reading →
Donna!
Our big goal for the day was to take my knife and Ken’s scissors to be sharpened. Since it was chilly out, we walked there fast enough to warm up. The woman in the shop always likes to joke around, … Continue reading →
I Love Being Here
With no big plans for the day, we got out a bit late, stopped for coffee and wandered the back streets a bit. Coming out onto Campo Santi Apostoli, everything seemed so alive: At Bisiol, I got some pancetta. The … Continue reading →
Art Stirs
After a leisurely morning, we went for coffee at Bar Cupido and took a likewise leisurely walk towards Palazzo Moro on Strada Nova. On the way, I stopped into an optical shop with lots of cheap frames in the … Continue reading →