We're back in Venice and the living's easy. Dennis arrived at the Venice airport on Sunday and headed for an overnight in Padua to visit the Scrovegni Chapel. It was a fabulous visit to a fabulous site. Rebecca arrived yesterday with no problems and took a bus and vaporetto, suitcase in hand, to the hotel.
We love this hotel! It's called La Calcina and is on the Giudecca canal. It has an old world charm, but also supplies wireless access. The best of all worlds! Our room has a balcony that gives us a sliver of a view to the canal and a straight shot of the Redentore church across the canal. It's great to sit on the balcony and hear the sounds of the canal below.
We wandered to a modern art show yesterday and then dinner at Il Ridotto behind San Marco. Yum and more yum. We had a four course fish dinner with the freshest and interesting dishes - a tomato emulsion and mussel amuse bouche, roasted mini octopus with rolls of escarole stuffed with brioche and black and green olives, seafood risotto, and pan fried sea bass with sauteed veggies. Lemon sorbet with berries for dessert.
Today we are off to the Accademia and then plan to wander the streets and canals to see what we find. Hopefully, that will include a pizzeria we've read about. Oh yeah. That reminds me that the pizza lady from last year was back in business yesterday. Had a fine piece of artichoke and prosciutto pizza.
It's off to the ship this afternoon once the vaporetti start running again at 3 pm. It's scioppero time! A planned strike is in the works from 12-3. At least we saw the signs adveritising it. So lots of walking today.
It's looking a little cloudy, but that should just help to keep it cool today. Delightful.
I'm hoping we can get some internet access as we go along. More later!
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Yippee it's blog time!!! Oh Venice, it's calling me home!!! So glad that the Pizza lady was in operation for you. It makes me very hungry and it's time for me to wake kids and have breakfast. Look it's almost 8:00 Am here...your strike must be endign and you are off to the boat! No water taxi this year? :-)
Bon Voyage!!! "Adventures Await YOU!"
Hey! Thanks for keeping us in your loop. I've given up on taking any vacations and am just living them thru everyone's photos and blog this summer. So make yours the best!!
Becky - You are the world's best blogger! Looking forward to your updates! (FYI - I've found pictures are easier to post if you reduce their size before posting.) Have a fabulous time!
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