A beautiful spring day! I’m wearing long sleeves but not Ken. Coffee at the Puppa Bar and then we set out over the Rialto to Mascari. I wanted to bring home some dried porcini and some olive oil from Lake … Continue reading →
Another beautiful spring day! I had signed up for Pilates at 11:00 so we made our way over to Campo San Luca for coffee. That bar is always so crowded! Pilates was not good. I was in over my head … Continue reading →
Our day started with coffee at the Puppa Bar and then a nice long walk. From there we crossed over the Rialto bridge and headed for San Giacomo del Orio, a verdant, off the beaten path campo. We tried … Continue reading →
After a few days in each city, you really start to develop a rhythm of that place and how you relate/jive with it. I think we’ve hit it in Venice and it feels so good. Undaunted by the prediction of … Continue reading →
Rain…hard rain falling when we woke up and we knew we had to be out of the house by 11:00 for the cleaning person to come. Luckily, by the time we ready to go it had stopped, replaced by somewhat … Continue reading →
Our friend from Verona was coming on the train! Even though she has been here quite a few times before we felt like she was a visitor to our city and that was a good feeling. On the way to meet … Continue reading →
Knowing that Saturdays are very crowded in town, we decided to go on a little field trip to the islands. First we had to take our garbage around the corner where I noticed this: We came back to check the … Continue reading →
We awoke to a beautiful breezy, sunny Spring morning and we wanted to go! Laundry in the washing machine and we were off. Campo San Luca, in San Marco, was our first stop for coffee. I like the always crowded … Continue reading →
After breakfast in the B&B in Bergamo, we went for a nice walk: and picked up some sandwiches to take on the train later on. We stopped for a coffee at Massimo’s favorite spot. We had to check out by … Continue reading →
After a little breakfast at our B&B, Massimo met us. We started out on a walk through Porta Nuova where there is this incongruous dinosaur advertising the science museum: and winding up to where the big art museum is. Massimo … Continue reading →