Low Key Day
We seem to be sleeping later and later each day. We ARE on vacation, I guess. We went to the bar downstairs and had coffee. I just love the women in there! They remind me of “Alice doesn’t live Here … Continue reading →
Jan
Treviso
We wanted to do one more day trip during this Venice stay and we had decided to go to Treviso. This was before I met Daniela. Meeting her there and going to “her” coffee place were the icing on the … Continue reading →
Ken’s big Adventure and Murano
Ever since we got to Italy Kenny’s been saying he wanted to get his hair cut here. Mind you, he hasn’t had a professional hair cut in about 20 years; he just does it himself. Sometimes he does a good … Continue reading →
Still My Favorite
This was my third visit to the Frari Church. The full name is “Santa Maria Gloriousa dei Frari” and I’m not sure which came first the naming or the painting but the Titian painting is the definition of glorious. We … Continue reading →
Warming Up
We’re having a heat wave. I read something that said we are getting hot African winds; the temperatures are up–today it was around 30° which is 86°. While it feels hot here because we are walking all over, it’s not … Continue reading →
Just a Normal Day
We have both been a little antsy about settling on a hotel for the night we have to return here before our flight out so we spent the morning getting it sorted out. We booked a room at the Olimpia … Continue reading →
Giudecca
Today we had a goal: to visit the Island of Giudecca. We atarted with a quick visit to Majer for coffee and then caught the 4.1 vaporetto. We got off at the Redentore stop and visited the beautiful Palladian church. … Continue reading →
Art Cred
So, after all the time we’ve spent in Venice we had never made it to the Accademia Museum. Our mission today–fix that. We started with coffee at the Majer bar just one bridge behind us. Nice little view from that … Continue reading →
Getting Back on Track
I had a date to meet Daniela (Slow Travel friend from Treviso) at 9:30 at the train station. This gave me the opportunity to do one of my favorite things: walk fast in Venice. I pretend I really live here … Continue reading →
Return to Venice
We are both feeling exhausted–spiritually and emotionally hung over. It was quite a trip! On the train home I had a wonderful, unforgettable conversation with the woman sitting across from us. She was 55, from Le Marche and very ordinary … Continue reading →