Another sunny day in Venice which was cloudless but cool. Perfect for walking around and seeing the sites. We arrived at Palazzo Grassi just about opening time for our visit to the second part of the Damian Hirst exhibition. Much of the same but the sculpture in the Atrium was absolutely gigantic ( please be patient and wait for the photos). If there were any lingering doubts about the authenticity of the story then then were shattered by the two sculptures of Goofy and Micky Mouse!
All very interesting and entertaining but worth the hype? I don't think so!
Now was the decreed time to visit handbag shops and in the area between San Marco and Riallto there are many.
The LLW had her mind set on a visit to Furla and Ray was in real trouble for failing to navigate there instantly. However, we did eventually find said Furla emporium and whilst several handbags were declared quite nice, none were categorised as "must haves". After a senior management discussion, the committee of one decided if any Furla bags were to be purchased then they could be bought from UK stores if absolutely necessary.
We visited the market at Riallto to purchase some food for Sunday since the LLW was hell bent on cooking something special for Easter. We had been informed that in Italy as in the UK, lamb was the preferred meat for Easter but it seemed in short supply. Eventually an interesting looking boned chicken stuffed with quail and rabbit was purchased - we will report back tomorrow!
Back then on the walk to Corte Mariani and a very nice lunch in Campo San Giacomo dell'Orio before a short rest at our apartment.
After a short rest we decided to take the Vaporetti to San Alvise on the north side of Cannaregio where we embarked and walked through the original Ghetto down to the south of the Sestieri where we encountered a bustling market scene which appeared to be populated by locals . We threaded our way through the crowds to eventually arrive at the Vaporetti stop of Ca' D'Oro where we boarded the boat to San Stae.
We were tired but very satisfied with another excellent day in Venice when we arrived back at Corte Mariani.
All very interesting and entertaining but worth the hype? I don't think so!
Now was the decreed time to visit handbag shops and in the area between San Marco and Riallto there are many.
The LLW had her mind set on a visit to Furla and Ray was in real trouble for failing to navigate there instantly. However, we did eventually find said Furla emporium and whilst several handbags were declared quite nice, none were categorised as "must haves". After a senior management discussion, the committee of one decided if any Furla bags were to be purchased then they could be bought from UK stores if absolutely necessary.
We visited the market at Riallto to purchase some food for Sunday since the LLW was hell bent on cooking something special for Easter. We had been informed that in Italy as in the UK, lamb was the preferred meat for Easter but it seemed in short supply. Eventually an interesting looking boned chicken stuffed with quail and rabbit was purchased - we will report back tomorrow!
Back then on the walk to Corte Mariani and a very nice lunch in Campo San Giacomo dell'Orio before a short rest at our apartment.
After a short rest we decided to take the Vaporetti to San Alvise on the north side of Cannaregio where we embarked and walked through the original Ghetto down to the south of the Sestieri where we encountered a bustling market scene which appeared to be populated by locals . We threaded our way through the crowds to eventually arrive at the Vaporetti stop of Ca' D'Oro where we boarded the boat to San Stae.
We were tired but very satisfied with another excellent day in Venice when we arrived back at Corte Mariani.
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