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 →
Punta della Dogana
We had to be out of the apartment theoretically at 10:00 for the cleaning person but Elisa came down around 9:30 and an hour later we were still talking with her. We are trying to work out a visit for … Continue reading →
What’s New
I was beginning to feel a little oppressed by the weather (Florida girl), but as soon as we went outside, the slight drizzle in Campo Gesuiti made me smile. This little life style we have carved out in Venice is … Continue reading →
Chronorama
We woke to gray drizzle and chilly temps and for while I was thinking we should just stay in, but around 11:00 there was a break in the rain and we hurried off. First stop, Campo San Luca for coffee … Continue reading →
A Culinary Adventure
Nan had invited us to join her and some friends at Michelin Guide listed Trattoria Gatto Nero on Burano. Ken declined, but I was to meet her at noon on the Fondamente for a water taxi pick up. Oh–I got … Continue reading →
Returning to Italy
We had an 11:00 am pick up scheduled for the GoOpti bus. So we got all ready and went out to take the various bags of garbage to the street containers. Oosem bakery has amazing breads, we could smell the … Continue reading →
Parks
Since we plan to spend the next three weeks in an urban environment, Venice, this was the day to fill up on nature. We walked through town and found ourselves on “embassy row.” The American Embassy is in a stunningly … Continue reading →