Expecting rain, we slept in. We spent a lot of the day watching the lightning over Murano and people loosing their umbrellas below our window. This apartment is amazingly quiet though. Neither the boat sounds nor the people sounds bother … Continue reading →
Plan for the day: Go to the Biennale. The Biennale, “the premier contemporary art exposition in the world” happens in the odd numbered years and for the last 10 years we have only been here in the even years. So, … Continue reading →
Ah, YES! This is the Venice we love. Is tourism down here or are we just getting really lucky avoiding the crowds? Of course, we have come across a few tour groups but we have not yet been caught in … Continue reading →
Woke up to pack up. Roberta, of whom I have asked more questions than any other landlady before, and who has answered them quickly, completely and gracefully, was scheduled to meet us at the apartment at 11:00. So after we … Continue reading →
Overall this day was so much better than yesterday. We had a good plan, a strategy that worked well for us. We went immediately to get some Illy coffee and then to the USA pavilion. Being a sucker for Obama … Continue reading →
We woke up early at the AC Recoletos (Our Marriott hotel was really fine for $150/night and the staff was kind and helpful). We took a short walk and stopped in a little spot right down the street called the … Continue reading →
We started out going to El Rastro, a street market known for its pick pockets. It was funny how everyone was carrying their purses held close and protected. Needless to say, we never saw any pick pockets at all. We … Continue reading →
We had already bought tickets online for the Prado. And I read a NYT article called 45 minutes in the Prado. After coffee in a little bar in our neighborhood we walked through the Puerta Alcala and towards the museum. … Continue reading →
Woke up feeling like we were on schedule and ready for anything. We took a nice short walk to a Mallorca coffee place on Calle de Serrano and followed the coffee with serious window shopping of all the designer shops. … Continue reading →
Our flight from Miami left one time. It was really different for us, going somewhere non stop–no changing planes in Atlanta, or Paris or anywhere. This 8.5 hour flight was from Miami to Madrid. It left at 9:30 at night … Continue reading →