Just Another Saturday in Venice

It was a slow Saturday morning for me.  After a long and eventful journey the previous day and also having gone 11 days straight sight seeing (averaging over 17k steps per day), I needed rest. 

Woke up to this:

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We finally got going at noon and headed out for lunch and adventure.  First order of business was to visit St Mark’s Square and finally see what was named after me….   And one thing I had to do was the bookend to a 15 year old “assignment” (request) that I had given Jessica when she came to Venice in 8th grade.  That was to do a little dance in St Marks square. 

Here is me on the other side of that bookend. 

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Then we found a cool place for lunch, where, once again, we got a twisty face when we didn’t have a reservation and then got a primo spot next to the window.   They had a really cool seafood pizza

And while we were waiting to be seated I strolled up an alley and saw this->

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Then we had views like this:

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We were able to get into the Gallerie dell'Accademia - an incredible art gallery.  St Mark is a strong figure in Venice.  Then,

We had dinner at a really nice restaurant called Osteria Enoteca San Marco.   

And the. We had an incredible experience on the way back to our place.  There was a ceremony going on in a church that we passed, called the San Salvador.  We entered the church and they were handing out candles to everyone and hymns were being sung.  The church was filled with people and they were welcoming.  After a bit, everyone proceeded outside and we walked the streets of Venice as a candle procession.  A very spiritual and historic and cultural and local experience. 

 

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Spur of the moment, once in a lifetime experience.