Thursday 2, October: After watching the morning episode of Starchini & Hutchollo and our morning visit to the PI (Italian post office), we headed back to the lavanderia. €66 (yes, you read that right, €66!) later, we left with our new pink wardrobe. Jim's green martini underwear are now serving cosmos! I guess I didn't stress enough the need for two loads of laundry...one bianca and one colori...even though they were in separate bags!! Oh well, we like pink. We went to another mask shop and bought masks for me and another one for Jim.
We walked over the Accademia bridge (we have now crossed 3 of the 4 bridges over the Grand Canal). We headed for the Sestiere of Dorsoduro to eat at a pizza place Jim read about. When we found it, Jimmy "not by the slice" Leonardini, wouldn't eat there since they only sold take out pizza. We ended up eating in an outdoor trattoria and watched some sort of college initiation party (lots of prosecco being consumed!). After lunch we found another Grom gelatoria! Yum really, really good gelato! We walked back to our hotel by way of the Rialto bridge and Jim bought me a fine Italian purple leather knitting bag (too cute!!). The owner comment that Jim must be Italian because "you have our face". As we left Jim commented, " I may have their face, but they have my money!!"
Friday 3, October: Of course, Starchini & Hutchollo and then it's back to the PI. This time we actually mailed two boxes home. We've heard the spare room already looks like the Posteitalia shipping warehouse! We wandered around the shops some more, after all we have a lot of room in our suitcases now! Bought bread and cheese and meats for the travel day on Saturday. There are the beginnings of Acqua Alta in Piazza San Marco, hopefully the weather will hold out until we get to the train tomorrow. We bought some pressings from a street artist and then headed to Harry's bar for a rest. We drank Bellinis next to Jeffrey Harharwood (Seinfeld) and the rest of the "beautiful people" (no pictures allowed). We decided to return to the restaurant we found by accident earlier in the week...our complete 3 course dinner with wine and espresso, was less than the two Bellinis at Harry's bar!
We walked over the Accademia bridge (we have now crossed 3 of the 4 bridges over the Grand Canal). We headed for the Sestiere of Dorsoduro to eat at a pizza place Jim read about. When we found it, Jimmy "not by the slice" Leonardini, wouldn't eat there since they only sold take out pizza. We ended up eating in an outdoor trattoria and watched some sort of college initiation party (lots of prosecco being consumed!). After lunch we found another Grom gelatoria! Yum really, really good gelato! We walked back to our hotel by way of the Rialto bridge and Jim bought me a fine Italian purple leather knitting bag (too cute!!). The owner comment that Jim must be Italian because "you have our face". As we left Jim commented, " I may have their face, but they have my money!!"
Friday 3, October: Of course, Starchini & Hutchollo and then it's back to the PI. This time we actually mailed two boxes home. We've heard the spare room already looks like the Posteitalia shipping warehouse! We wandered around the shops some more, after all we have a lot of room in our suitcases now! Bought bread and cheese and meats for the travel day on Saturday. There are the beginnings of Acqua Alta in Piazza San Marco, hopefully the weather will hold out until we get to the train tomorrow. We bought some pressings from a street artist and then headed to Harry's bar for a rest. We drank Bellinis next to Jeffrey Harharwood (Seinfeld) and the rest of the "beautiful people" (no pictures allowed). We decided to return to the restaurant we found by accident earlier in the week...our complete 3 course dinner with wine and espresso, was less than the two Bellinis at Harry's bar!
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