Lido
On the advice of my mom, we went over to Lido for a few hours. It was a beautiful day; I started out with a sweater but after we got off the boat, I packed it up. Being there reminded … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Italy trip 2010
Staying up Late
Before I forget–I am LOVING the comments. Keep ’em coming! We woke up to rain which progressed into a morning of real thunderstorms; for just a moment we thought we wee back in Tallahassee. Soon the skies cleared and the … Continue reading →
Does it get better than this?
As we started getting ready for our day, I heard music and I immediately knew who it was. Elena Krasantowitch is an Estonian cello player who, apparently, makes her living playing on the streets in Venice. Last time I was … Continue reading →
The Quest
Most of you know I am part of the Pomodori e Vino, cooking blog, dedicated to Marcella Hazan and her wonderful book “Essentials of Italian cooking.” One of the recipes I was randomly assigned was for Pasta with Botarga Sauce. … Continue reading →
The Lagoon
The morning started very overcast but we decided to go on and catch the boat for Burano and Torcello. First lovely thing was when we walked into “our” bar for coffee the young woman greeted us in the usual friendly … Continue reading →
Lazy Day, Italian Style
We were really lazy, couch potatoes today. I think if we didn’t really need coffee we would have stayed in until after lunch but coffee called so we went for a nice walk into Cannaregio. We found ourselves at the … Continue reading →
Another great day
I am so enjoying these slower mornings. We are really on vacation! We started out with coffee right here under our apartment. There were a bunch of Venetian, older men there eating something and drinking wine. I asked what it … Continue reading →
Giovedi–no idea of the date!
Goal for the day: shop in the Rialto Market. Mixed results. Before doing the shopping we stopped in at the terrific, little Cafe del Doge for coffee. Then we strolled among all the fruit and vegetable stands until I finally … Continue reading →
Mercolidi
Ken seems to be sleeping really late every morning so we aren’t “up and at ’em” like I would normally be. I think it’s really a good thing because I can wear myself out. This pace we are establishing seems … Continue reading →
Doing the tourist stuff
What a full day! We got a late start, did some laundry and reading after breakfast and finally set out for San Marco around 11:00. It was, as expected, very crowded, so we didn’t stay long. Just had to breathe … Continue reading →