Here we sit, at a little trattoria in campo San Giacomo dell'Orio, enjoying a couple of 'spritz con aperol' - the local happy hour beverage. At the next table are a boisterous group of locals, gesturing wildly and obviously enjoying their happy hour. In fact, they may have been here for more than an hour! I love being on vacation!
We spent the last few days enjoying the sights of Venice. The Punta Della Dogana is a museum on the point just across the Grand Canal from Piazza San Marco that is currently housing some 'interesting' art. I'm not sure I am grown up enough to understand it, but I can say I tried. I did enjoy some of it, like the aptly named 'Boy with Frog' and the 1.5 ton shiny red heart suspended from the ceiling by a giant gold ribbon. There was also this humorous installation with two monitors facing each other, each with a slightly creepy clown saying "I don't know why I did it, I'm sorry I did it" to the other over and over and over and over. Art. Go figger.
Lunch is something I understand. The weather has been pretty warm, I'm guessing somewhere in the low to mid 30's, so we went from the museum to a recommended restaurant in the area. It was called Ristoteca Oniga where Mark had the fixed price menu of spaghetti with mussels followed by a local fish specialty called Branzino which was served with a dollop of white polenta. I had the biggest radicchio salad with prosciutto and pine nuts. Of course it would not be complete without a carafe of Prosecco, right? After lunch it was a stop at the adjacent gelateria and then a stroll to the closest shady park bench for a bit of a nap.
Fast forward a couple of days. It's been hectic being on vacation!
We have been getting around using public transport. A bus is so passé. Here the buses are boats. Vaporetti, to be exact. And it lots of fun to hop on and off, and there never seems to be a traffic jam on the water. They are well used (read crowded) at times, but very efficient.
And the other boats on the water, oh my! Makes me think of Bond, James Bond. All shiny highly lacquered wood and gleaming silver controls and horns - gorgeous. And one cannot forget to include the gondoliers! Right? We have only seen one or two singing - the rest have been quiet. Costs extra for the singing variety!
Time for our second of two over the top dinners. More on those soon.
We spent the last few days enjoying the sights of Venice. The Punta Della Dogana is a museum on the point just across the Grand Canal from Piazza San Marco that is currently housing some 'interesting' art. I'm not sure I am grown up enough to understand it, but I can say I tried. I did enjoy some of it, like the aptly named 'Boy with Frog' and the 1.5 ton shiny red heart suspended from the ceiling by a giant gold ribbon. There was also this humorous installation with two monitors facing each other, each with a slightly creepy clown saying "I don't know why I did it, I'm sorry I did it" to the other over and over and over and over. Art. Go figger.
Lunch is something I understand. The weather has been pretty warm, I'm guessing somewhere in the low to mid 30's, so we went from the museum to a recommended restaurant in the area. It was called Ristoteca Oniga where Mark had the fixed price menu of spaghetti with mussels followed by a local fish specialty called Branzino which was served with a dollop of white polenta. I had the biggest radicchio salad with prosciutto and pine nuts. Of course it would not be complete without a carafe of Prosecco, right? After lunch it was a stop at the adjacent gelateria and then a stroll to the closest shady park bench for a bit of a nap.
Fast forward a couple of days. It's been hectic being on vacation!
We have been getting around using public transport. A bus is so passé. Here the buses are boats. Vaporetti, to be exact. And it lots of fun to hop on and off, and there never seems to be a traffic jam on the water. They are well used (read crowded) at times, but very efficient.
And the other boats on the water, oh my! Makes me think of Bond, James Bond. All shiny highly lacquered wood and gleaming silver controls and horns - gorgeous. And one cannot forget to include the gondoliers! Right? We have only seen one or two singing - the rest have been quiet. Costs extra for the singing variety!
Time for our second of two over the top dinners. More on those soon.
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