It’s Sunday…Right?
Another beautiful day and we had a full calendar. We started with coffee at Puppa. I bought one for the African guy asking for money down the street. I’ve been giving him a euro or two every once in a … Continue reading →
Low Key
We both felt like we were suffering from the aftereffects of our over indulgence the night before, so we just hung out most of the morning. Finally, we mustered our courage and got out to face the world. We kind … Continue reading →
Lots of Steps
A gorgeous day! Clear and cool, sunny and bright–a tourist’s dream weather. I had a date with Elisa to go for a coffee and for her to show me the “green grocer” (fruit and vegetable shop) and the bakery she … Continue reading →
Off to Vicenza
Massimo is an old friend. He lived in our Grassroots community neighborhood for a few years while teaching Italian at Florida State, and we have managed to get together with him on every visit to Northern Italy. We decided to … Continue reading →
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 →