July 14 to 15, 2017
We arrived in Venice mid-afternoon via train from Hermagor, Austria (both of us agreed that would make a good name for a metal band - see prior Villach on Fire days). We walked the maze of pedestrian streets (thankfully, Charlie has an internal compass and Venice street map in the quick reference synapses of his brain) and we were able to reach our destination directly (well, for Venice). Our domicile was the Universitaria Gesuiti, a converted dorm room in a prime location right on the canal near the airport vaparetto stop. It wasn't a barrel, but our 2nd floor corner room did offer amazing views and cross ventilation when the windows were open. We were unbelievably lucky in the fact that the temperature was moderate and the breeze constant. We wandered the streets in search of spaghetti all'Amatriciana, which was finally found. We squeezed into our seats on the side walk terrace (now I know how dough feels like when pressed through a pasta maker) and had a delicious meal (at least the birthday girl did) accompanied by a marvelous house red wine. We strolled the streets in search of the perfect cafe latte; we remembered having great coffee at Mejor and Charlie was able to find the shop in 4 locations. We tried out 2 of them and yes, it's still delicious! We then walked to the Piazza San Marco and took in the atmosphere. We were bombarded by men selling flying light-up helicopters (do we really look like we want to buy a toy?) and roses.
The next day we found a Mejor in the Ghetto section and again enjoyed a cafe latte with tasty pastries. We again found our way to Sainte Marcos Square and toured the basilica and museum. The 4 horses dated back to the 1st century and were from Constantinople (not exactly a gift). We dined at a restaurant that we found on our last visit and Charlie ordered the exact meal! The tiramisu was the hands down best I've ever tried. We enjoyed talking with the British couple at the table next to ours who were on their honeymoon.
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