Traveling
Of course, it was raining hard in Piacenza in the morning. We got packed up and got to the car and left. The drive to Western Liguria was mostly in the rain, which made it hard for our intrepid driver, … Continue reading →
Piacenza
Dreary is how I would describe the morning weather. We just wanted to go walking and explore. First we turned onto Corso Cavour to see the huge museum (archeological artifacts), but neither of us wanted to go inside. We turned … Continue reading →
Ciao Piacenza
Knowing that we will certainly return is the only way to leave Venice. We are already planning, dreaming of being back. Elisa and Pietro insisted on carrying our heaviest suitcases over the bridge and joined us for a quick coffee … Continue reading →
Last Day in Venice
Last day in Venice. We had to, as they say in the south, get after it. We had not yet been to the Zattere, so we headed there. I had forgotten that most of the Biennale collateral shows are … Continue reading →
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 →
Living the Dream
We had a full schedule for the day so morning came and off we went. We had been to Palazzo Grimani, just off Santa Maria Formosa, twice before, but this was our most informative visit. The first floor has … Continue reading →
Low Key Day
We took our time in the morning. Our date with our old friend Jill was not until 11:00. We walked the 15 minutes to Campo Santa Maria Formosa, found a café, and had a wonderful, long visit. Nothing much has … Continue reading →
Il Sole
The sun is out! What a perfectly beautiful fall day! First order of business was a stop at Bisiol for provisions. That taken care of, we set out for the Ospedaletto, a deconsecrated church with Biennale works. The show … Continue reading →
It Never did Rain
Our weather apps have proved to be mostly unreliable. Both of the ones we’ve been using predicted rain by noon. So, by all rights we should have been hurrying to get out, but I just couldn’t do it. I really … Continue reading →
Sublime to Ridiculous
The super foggy morning gave a moodiness to our view, but there was no rain predicted so we got up and got out in a timely fashion. Our first goal was to revisit the Palazzo Franchetti and see the exhibits … Continue reading →