We spent the morning relaxing and looking out the window. I love watching the light on the lagoon, the gulls swooping around, and the drivers getting their boats ready for the day. We mostly just sat around talking about potential … Continue reading →
Even though it was drizzling, the intrepid, passionate art enthusiasts that we are, hit the calles (streets). There were a few more artists Donna was interested in seeing. Palazzo Grimani, near Santa Maria Formosa, was our first stop. Here is … Continue reading →
We woke up to rain–not hard but steady. I cancelled our meeting with Jill because of the weather, but we had a nice talk on the phone and rescheduled. So, we took our time and finally got our rain gear … Continue reading →
First goal of the day was to check out the special show at the Doge’s Palace, which Donna really thinks we should see. It was impossible to buy the “over 65” tickets online, so we walked over there to investigate. … Continue reading →
First off, we went over to Bisiol to stock up on some prepared foods for the next few days. After we stashed it all away, we took off for the Giardini section of the Biennale “The Milk of Dreams”. We … Continue reading →
Big plans! We left around 10:15, stopped for coffee near Giovanni e Paolo and walked straight on until San Zaccharia church. We hung out in there for a while, giving Zachary his due respect before we met Nan on the … Continue reading →
We had some errands for the morning. After a quick coffee at Puppa, we got fruit and vegetables on the corner, got a new piece of cheese, popped into the Coop supermarket, went to the wine shop and got new … Continue reading →
Off we go through San Marco through campo Manin and to Campo San Luca where I had to stop to look into one of my favorites, the Missoni window: And onto Campo San Angelo and finally stopping for a quick … Continue reading →
The day began with an early (before 9:00) walk to the train station. It was nice to see the streets relatively empty, but as we neared the station activity increased. Our destination was Bologna to meet my lifelong friend Andrew … Continue reading →
After a slow start, we had a plan: finish seeing the shows at Palazzo Bembo and at Palazzo Mora. We saw about three quarters of both of these when we felt we’d had enough and bailed. Walking over to San … Continue reading →