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 →
“One is Silver and the other Gold”
(Did anyone get the title’s reference to the song–“Make new friends and keep the old…?”) We got an early start to meet an old friend at the train station. On our way there, we decided we had better go to … Continue reading →
Banksy
I really fell hard for Banksy in 2006 when we went to a show of his work in Amsterdam. Street artist, legit artist and political activist, I just love him! When I was reminded that there is a piece of … Continue reading →
Sant’ Erasmo
I woke up really early to watch the sun rise and it paid off: Sant’ Erasmo is a largely agricultural island where we had never been. So, we took the bus—but it’s a boat! The #13 goes there and we … Continue reading →
The Butt of a Joke
Chasing this apartment rental for next year has become a bit of a project for us. Admittedly, I’ve become a little obsessive about it. Anyway, we had an appointment to meet an owner at 10:30. His apartment was so close to … Continue reading →
Photography
Big excitement in the early morning: A special boat came to pump out the septic tank (Anthony!) . We watched them work from the window : The weather started out looking iffy. We have weather apps that came with our … Continue reading →
Graduation Day
We got a really slow start today, so we decided to just walk over to Piazza San Marco. I figured it’s just getting more and more crowded now, so we should take the opportunity. Coffee at the Puppa Bar and … Continue reading →
A Regular Day
My first idea was to take the boat to Sant Erasmo and have a good walk, but just out the door it began to drizzle so we quickly changed course to doing errands. This is actually my favorite kind of … Continue reading →
Rain again!
The mountains were shimmering in the morning light: So, we got out the door at a reasonable hour and just around the corner it started to rain. We circled the block and came back to change to our rain jackets … Continue reading →
Castello
Sunny! And clear and gorgeous–but still chilly by my standards. Our view was all the way to the Dolomites, still snow capped. We watched the Sunday boat parade out the windows and got ready to go. So, we turned right … Continue reading →