And We Wandered…
I am sure it is no longer a surprise, but we got out of the apartment at 12:30. Alan got home from his concert on San Servolo at about 11:30 last night, and still beat me in getting up this … Continue reading →
BJ
Busy couple of days
On Tuesday we decided we would go to Burano (the lace making island). In our standard fashion, we did not leave for there until after 3 PM. By the time we took two vaporettos and crossed the lagoon, it was … Continue reading →
A Grey Sky Sunday and a Blue Sky Monday
Sunday dawned grey and dreary, just as predicted. Alan didn’t even walk down our street to see the Venice marathon. Alan was determined to spend the day cooking, which he has grown to love doing. After throwing a load of … Continue reading →
A Day at the Opera
Yesterday, we had tickets for “Don Giovanni” by Mozart. It was at La Fenice Opera House and each time we come to Venice we go to see an opera there. We had seen “Don Giovanni” at the Santa Fe Opera … Continue reading →
Halos yesterday and Spa today
Yesterday we got an early start (at least for us) and got to the Accademia Museum by 11 AM. The Accademia has mainly early Renaissance art work, and the past few months has also had a special exhibit called Hieronymus … Continue reading →
Food-a-Thon Day
Yesterday, we did nothing. This could be a short blog, but it won’t be. We were supposed to meet Nan for lunch, but it turned out that she had too much on her plate for the day. As it turned … Continue reading →
A Visit to Castello
This morning Alan walked over to the TIM store this morning to see why we had no phone service on our Italian SIM card, and true to form, as soon as he walked in the TIM store, it started working. … Continue reading →
A Morning at the Rialto, an Evening in the Kitchen
This morning we were up early for us, and it was a good thing because our landlady’s cleaner came to change our linens and clean the apartment. We were out by 10:15 and caught the vaporetto to San Silvestro. Usually … Continue reading →
A Beautiful Day for a Walk
Today was simply glorious. It was about 70 degrees Fahrenheit, clear, sunny, and with bright blue skies. We had checked the cruise ship arrival website and counted 7 ships in Venice today, so we decided to try to find a … Continue reading →
A Quiet Saturday
Yesterday was the last day my cousins Barry and Lois were in Venice so we started early by going to the Jewish Ghetto. We walked around there and when we went to go to the museum and some stores friends … Continue reading →