We are both feeling exhausted–spiritually and emotionally hung over. It was quite a trip! On the train home I had a wonderful, unforgettable conversation with the woman sitting across from us. She was 55, from Le Marche and very ordinary … Continue reading →
“La Festa in Trieste”–It rhymes and Bruce shouted it several times during night. On the train now, the morning after, returning to Venice from an amazing night. The guy across the isle has his Springsteen T shirt on and an … Continue reading →
We are discovering that there are several ways to get to our little corner of Venice. Sometimes one block away seems totally unfamiliar and sometimes it seems like all bridges lead home. I wonder how long you would have to … Continue reading →
We made our own espresso using one of the 3 mocha pots supplied here. Not too bad but I really missed the little macchiato. The morning’s goal was to get our train tickets to go to Trieste on Monday morning. … Continue reading →
I woke up all excited about going to Pilates class in Italian. We walked together, stopping for coffee at Rizzardini and going over the Rialto bridge: It was, as my teacher Sue Carpenter would say, challenging. There were 4 women … Continue reading →
I can’t remember where I took the above photo??? But isn’t Venice pretty? Ken is having fun using the pedometer app on his iPhone. Wanting to make it to 10,000 steps each day has got us doing a ton of … Continue reading →
I get up early–around 7:00. It’s practically silent but totally lit by the morning sun. Slowly you hear one or two people walking by, boats coming in and unloading supplies, the occasional rolling suitcase. By 8:00 the soundtrack of Venice … Continue reading →
So this morning I looked out the window to this: And by afternoon I looked out our new window to this: We have also traded the sounds of small birds and leaves swishing in the breeze for church bells, boat … Continue reading →
It is so beautiful, calm, quiet and really rural here at Locanda delle Valle Nuova. When we woke up we realized the weather would not be picture perfect. After a great breakfast—including a bowl of just picked strawberries and and … Continue reading →
First off–I just accidentally deleted a bunch of great comments. If yours don’t appear–I read them but just clicked the wrong thing and they were gone. So sorry. Started out the morning with a sweet early stroll to literally smell … Continue reading →