Not the Best Plan
Another beautiful day dawned so I thought we would do a little day trip to Torcello, one of the three well known islands–the other two are Murano and Burano. I looked out the window and saw very short lines to … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Spring 2022
This Is It
I hate to be redundant but we had another perfectly wonderful day! Clear blue skies mean we can see the Dolomites in the distance: We went to Bisiol first to get some prepared food to have later for dinner. The … Continue reading →
Big Hugs
Che Bella Giornata/What a beautiful day! The big event today was meeting our dear friend Massimo who generously took the train from his home in Bergamo to spend the day with us. We walked down Strada Nova, stopping for coffee … Continue reading →
San Polo Explore
Another gorgeous Spring day! And it’s two holidays in Venice. First it is St. Mark’s Day and second it is Italian Liberation Day which celebrates the end of fascist rule at the end of WWII in Italy. Consequently lots of … Continue reading →
Loving this–being, here, now.
Rain was predicted again so we got out at a reasonable hour and headed into San Marco to the beautiful Palazzo Bembo, on the Grand Canal, home to a large collateral exhibit. This first room is radiant with Tanya Chatmon’s … Continue reading →
Ucraina/Ukraine
We got out early because the apartment was to be cleaned at 10:00. Our first stop was Puppa for coffee and then we went to the Ukraine exhibit at the Scuola di Misericordia. It was, in a word, overwhelming. I … Continue reading →
A Blustery Day
Nasty rain and strong winds are not the tourist’s best friends. Luckily, I was ready for a “down day” and so we rested and relaxed most of the morning. I really wanted a coffee and and to pick up some … Continue reading →
A Day in the Life of the Hardworking Traveler
I woke up early and got this sunrise treat: But, see all those clouds? It turned into a gray day portending rain which finally started late at night. For our errand we had to go to the WindTre (mobile phone … Continue reading →
A Long Walk
We had a bit of a hectic morning because I wanted to meet Amy and Larry’s boat with Elisa and also get some errands done. We went over to Bisol, the little butcher shop on Strada Nova where they sell … Continue reading →
San Polo
My big accomplishment of the morning was catching the garbage collectors downstairs. There is an ongoing problem with seagulls here. They will totally tear up garbage bags left on the street so that is absolutely forbidden and you can be … Continue reading →