A Trip to Piazzale Roma
This morning Alan woke me up by having sunlight streaming into the bedroom when he opened the door. I was going to be angry but he said it was 11 AM so I had to forgive and forget. He had … Continue reading →
BJ
First full day in Venice
We thought we were getting up early this morning, only to find it was already nine o’clock. A leisuely breakfast was followed, at last, by showers. All would have been fine except I flooded the bathroom because I had the … Continue reading →
More Venice at last
Since this is a new blog website and a new blog company, I am not really good at it yet. We arrived after an early flight from Heathrow. We stayed at the Sofitel in Heathrow last night and had a … Continue reading →
Venice, at last
View from our apartment. Not too shabby … Continue reading →
And we are off on another adventure!
Having left yesterday, I thought I should start this blog trip. We are currently overnighting in London, after an uneventful, albeit, uncomfortable economy ride across the big pond. Tomorrow it’s on to Venice. Acqua alta is supposed to peak just … Continue reading →
Two very special people
I just downloaded the pictures from this year’s Jazz Fest in New Orleans. Except for the terrible weather and very hungry mosquitoes, we had a great time. I really wanted to post this picture of my mom (on the left) … Continue reading →
Day 37, 38, 39, etc.
Wow, well first off, let me say we are home now. Just wanted to catch up on our last couple of days in Venice and our passage home. Monday last week (Nov. 11th) is Veterans’ Day in the US, Remembrance … Continue reading →
Day 35 and 36
Quiet days, spent winding down and wandering. Yesterday we spent the morning shopping, then came back to the apartment for lunch. We actually caught the vaporetto back instead of walking. Here are two pictures from the platform of the San … Continue reading →
Day 34–Quiet campo
Yesterday we were going to meet Christy (JustTravel) to go and get some bubble wrap and then go see her apartment and visit with her husband Paul. We left the apartment just before lunch and stopped for Panini and coffee … Continue reading →
Day 33–Giudecca, the Ghetto and Nan
Yesterday turned out to be another beautiful day so we decided to take the vaporetto to Giudecca and walk around there. Guidecca is a small island across the lagoon from Venice and is considered part of the city itself. We … Continue reading →