Hi everyone,
Well, the packing has started, and it's not easy. I'm taking one suitcase to Piazza Roma tomorrow and storing it until I go to the airport early Sat. morning.
These last few days have been busy, trying to do everything on my list. Last week I went to Lido on the car ferry, something I've been wanting to do because the boat goes through the lagoon from the car park at the western edge of Venice. A really nice ride. In Lido I walked through the quiet residential neighborhoods and the canals to the main tourist street. Tried to find the cafe where David and Christine and I had lunch. I wanted their hot dog and frenchfries, but couldn't find it, so had a hot dog at another bar - good but not as good as the one last year. Walked westward through more neighborhoods and hotel areas, then came back to the cafe where Peggy and George and I had lunch, and had an excellent Spritz.
Went to the Chiesa Santa Maria della Pieta, where Vivaldi was organist. There was Moroccan art exhibit there, in connection with the Biennale. Most of the oils were "Untitled", which is understandable, because I don't think the artist knew what he was drawing!!
Last Friday my landlady brought 4 new chairs, brushed aluminum with straw/cane seats. Really pretty, but 2" too high for my short legs. Fortunately she left two of the old chairs, one of which is my favorite. I had bought a paper, the International Herald Tribune, and read about the tragedy in New Orleans. So I'm buying a paper every few days to keep up with what's going on.
Sunday was the La Storica, the historic celebration every first Sunday of September. A big costumed procession on the Grand Canal, then a regatta of four races of different catagories of oared boats. It started at 4:00, I got to the Salute steps at 2:30 and all the good steps were already taken! Beverly, I filled up my memory card! I've been having to delete pix every day so I can take more.
Tuesday I walked to see the newly restored facade of the Scuola Grande di San Marco, by the Fondamenta Nuovo, built in 1490. It is huge and is now the civic hospital. On the way, I went into the Miracoli church, where Ellen Marie and Beverly and I went to an English Choral group's concert. Built of marble inside and out, it is said to be leftovers from building the Basilica. On the Fondamenta I watched the ambulances come and go to the hospital, their wheel chairs are wooden with handles front and back so they can be carried.
Yesterday I finally got to Mestre and their street market. Spent about an hour touring all the stalls - there are a lot of them; clothes, housewares, undies, many fruit and veggie stands, cheese stalls, fish and meat markets, flower shops, shoes, linens, hair accessories, pocketbooks and wallets of all types, baby clothes, sewing gadgets and buttons, jars of honey, salsas, nuts, etc. As I was finishing it started to drizzle, and some of the venders started putting away early. Went into the Coin department store there, then wandered a bit before catching the bus to come back to Venice. By that time the sun had come back out and stayed out til late afternoon when it started to drizzle again.
I'm going to find it hard to get back to the real world, but will be glad to have my bathtub again.
See you soon.
Love, Mom Grandma, Lynanne
Well, the packing has started, and it's not easy. I'm taking one suitcase to Piazza Roma tomorrow and storing it until I go to the airport early Sat. morning.
These last few days have been busy, trying to do everything on my list. Last week I went to Lido on the car ferry, something I've been wanting to do because the boat goes through the lagoon from the car park at the western edge of Venice. A really nice ride. In Lido I walked through the quiet residential neighborhoods and the canals to the main tourist street. Tried to find the cafe where David and Christine and I had lunch. I wanted their hot dog and frenchfries, but couldn't find it, so had a hot dog at another bar - good but not as good as the one last year. Walked westward through more neighborhoods and hotel areas, then came back to the cafe where Peggy and George and I had lunch, and had an excellent Spritz.
Went to the Chiesa Santa Maria della Pieta, where Vivaldi was organist. There was Moroccan art exhibit there, in connection with the Biennale. Most of the oils were "Untitled", which is understandable, because I don't think the artist knew what he was drawing!!
Last Friday my landlady brought 4 new chairs, brushed aluminum with straw/cane seats. Really pretty, but 2" too high for my short legs. Fortunately she left two of the old chairs, one of which is my favorite. I had bought a paper, the International Herald Tribune, and read about the tragedy in New Orleans. So I'm buying a paper every few days to keep up with what's going on.
Sunday was the La Storica, the historic celebration every first Sunday of September. A big costumed procession on the Grand Canal, then a regatta of four races of different catagories of oared boats. It started at 4:00, I got to the Salute steps at 2:30 and all the good steps were already taken! Beverly, I filled up my memory card! I've been having to delete pix every day so I can take more.
Tuesday I walked to see the newly restored facade of the Scuola Grande di San Marco, by the Fondamenta Nuovo, built in 1490. It is huge and is now the civic hospital. On the way, I went into the Miracoli church, where Ellen Marie and Beverly and I went to an English Choral group's concert. Built of marble inside and out, it is said to be leftovers from building the Basilica. On the Fondamenta I watched the ambulances come and go to the hospital, their wheel chairs are wooden with handles front and back so they can be carried.
Yesterday I finally got to Mestre and their street market. Spent about an hour touring all the stalls - there are a lot of them; clothes, housewares, undies, many fruit and veggie stands, cheese stalls, fish and meat markets, flower shops, shoes, linens, hair accessories, pocketbooks and wallets of all types, baby clothes, sewing gadgets and buttons, jars of honey, salsas, nuts, etc. As I was finishing it started to drizzle, and some of the venders started putting away early. Went into the Coin department store there, then wandered a bit before catching the bus to come back to Venice. By that time the sun had come back out and stayed out til late afternoon when it started to drizzle again.
I'm going to find it hard to get back to the real world, but will be glad to have my bathtub again.
See you soon.
Love, Mom Grandma, Lynanne
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