Just a quick update to everyone who ha been so kind about our friend Noelle’s broken arm. She is back in Cambridge, UK where she lives and has been to the Fracture Clinic there. They will be operating on her … Continue reading →
Today started out sunny but with a chance for some acqua alta. Since we are on a main street, the walkways went up as it was expected, if it happened, at high tide around 10:30 or 11. No acqua alta, … Continue reading →
OK, here goes again after the Venice wifi ate my entire entry. With the start of a cold, it didn’t bode well when it was raining this morning when I (Alan) went out to get pastries for breakfast. This was … Continue reading →
So we left off with our friend Noelle falling and breaking her arm. She is in a cast and is doing very well with it. Thanks to all of you who asked. She goes back to London tomorrow and will … Continue reading →
We forgot to put this picture into last night’s blog entry. It is the view from the Riva Schiavoni on the way from the Biennale. It is simply beautiful in the dusky light. Today continuing our modern art binge, we … Continue reading →
Today we wandered through Castello and went to the Biennale. The Venice Biennale is an every other year huge modern art exhibit covering two venues (The Arsenale –Venice’s huge ship building area and the Giardini which is the main park … Continue reading →
Last night we left off before our meal at Alla Staffa. Alla Staffa is a tiny neighborhood restaurant very near our apartment. We thought it had closed but found out last night that it had different people running it and … Continue reading →
Yesterday was the day the pontoon bridge which was put up between the Punta della Dogana in Dorsodoro and the Giardini Reali behind Saint Mark’s Square was open to the public. This is a temporary bridge that was erected for … Continue reading →
Yesterday we were to leave Bassano del Grappa so after another huge breakfast we checked out and left our luggage (such as it was) at the B&B and walked over to the Museo Civico. Bassano del Grappa has about 60000 … Continue reading →
Got up this morning and had the biggest breakfast we have had in weeks! Alessandro had set out all sorts of cold meats, cheeses, vegetables, pastries and then fixed us omelets, along with coffee of our choice. Wow! We were … Continue reading →
