salutazioni da Venezia!

[chanaleh]

(This entry originally posted friendslocked while we're away, to be made public once we're home.)

We're alive! I'm writing from an internet terminal in Venice, where I stopped along my meandering way from Piazza San Marco across the Rialto and over to the Jewish Quarter. I'm only barely making a dent in catching up on email: sorting through it, but most actual responses are going to have to wait at least a bit.

We had an amazing and action-packed week in France, which I will attempt to detail later, but included the following: Paris (3 days), Avignon, Arles, Les Baux de Provence, l'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, Roussillon, Mont Ventoux, a few little hill towns in the Dentelles de Montmirail, Vaison-la-Romaine, the Pont du Gard, and one night in Nice before flying on to Venice.

This week, since J. is actually attending a conference in Venice, we're staying in place all week, and I have some downtime to wander around and (by comparison) do very little. Which is all right with me. Mostly, today I intend (after I log out here) to (a) see the Jewish Museum, (b) find out where/when to attend Simchat Torah tomorrow night, and (c) get some laundry done before meeting up for dinner at 7pm.

Comments

[gilana]

Good to hear from you! Can't wait to hear all the details.

[magid.livejournal.com]

Sounds amazing!

Moadim l'simcha :-)

[jessruth.livejournal.com]

Glad to hear you're having a great time so far!

(BTW The wedding photos are up - GORGEOUS!)

[browngirl.livejournal.com]

It is so nifty to see you so happy. :)

[mrieser.livejournal.com]

Venice!

Ah, I loved my time in venice. I spent 3 weeks there on a glassblowing 'study abroad' a few years ago.

My hotel was right near Cannareggio, the Jewish quarter. There was a very tasty Israeli/Middle Eastern restaurant right outside the quarter on a canal, the local orthodox community gathered there every friday night for dinners.

[whuffle.livejournal.com]

Go take ferries to some of the NON TOURIST islands in the Ventian chain. They are the ones worth seeing!

[learnedax.livejournal.com]

Ah, bella Venizia. I was there until last Wednesday, and loved it. I recommend the trip to Murano (where we stayed), more for window shopping at dozens of little glass shops than for the glass museum itself. Also a lovely little wine bar called Cantina dei Do Mori, which has been open since around 1500. (It's the second(ish) left after you descend the West end of the Rialto, on Calle dei Do Mori).

Benone vacazione!

[vettecat.livejournal.com]

Hope you're taking lots of pictures!