San Giorgio
San Giorgio island was our goal for the morning. Walking to San Zaccaria to catch the vap we saw this shop full of people learning mask making from the maestro: On the way to San Giorgio, from the foggy 3 … 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 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 →
Safe and Smooth, indeed
Our dear friend Linda took us to the Tallahassee airport where we flew to Atlanta for a nice long layover in the Delta Lounge. We had a nice little lunch there, although I had a chocolate chip cookie AND a … Continue reading →
Packing Day
As predicted, it rained significantly more than drizzled, all day. We did a little packing and then Elisa came for a nice visit. We geared up and went over the Ponte Dona to the Bar Cupido. The wind was really … Continue reading →
Straw into Gold
May 1st is Labor Day in Italy and many other countries. It is a day to recognize, commemorate, and celebrate working people. Lots of shops were closed. I felt like this was our last day here because the next day, … Continue reading →
It’s Sunday…Right?
Another beautiful day and we had a full calendar. We started with coffee at Puppa. I bought one for the African guy asking for money down the street. I’ve been giving him a euro or two every once in a … Continue reading →
Low Key
We both felt like we were suffering from the aftereffects of our over indulgence the night before, so we just hung out most of the morning. Finally, we mustered our courage and got out to face the world. We kind … Continue reading →
Lots of Steps
A gorgeous day! Clear and cool, sunny and bright–a tourist’s dream weather. I had a date with Elisa to go for a coffee and for her to show me the “green grocer” (fruit and vegetable shop) and the bakery she … Continue reading →
La Festa di San Marco
We awoke to real rain—not just a drizzle, but a hard constant rain. Frankly, it was welcome by me. I really needed some plain old down time. So, we just hung out and relaxed and read and watched the rain … Continue reading →