Venetian Eye Candy

On Thursday I took the train to Venice. The weather was very cooperative and it is decidedly not tourist season, so I had a lovely day walking around the city. I didn't have a real agenda (except eating fish for lunch), so I spent the day wandering and snapping photos. Christine was nice enough to research a restaurant for lunch while I stood in St Mark's Square (then another two until we found one that was open). I ate at an un-touristy bacaro called Cantina Do Spade (which happens to also be something like 600 years old). I was pretty happy with my frittura misto (mixed fried), which included baby octopus and three different kinds of whole fish, along with calamari and shrimp. Good times. After lunch I took more photos. 

Rome Day 4

We woke on our last day in Rome with a purpose. To Saint Peter's Basilica or bust. Maya and I put our best smiles on and we set out. Maya was a real trouper. She really just wanted to lay in bed and read, but she put a smile on her face and said "I don't want you guys to miss things because of me." So we arrived at Saint Peter's Square. Look, an obelisk!

And the partially obscured dome...

What you can't see in Tim's well-cropped pictures are the hundreds upon hundreds of people standing in "line" to get in. It was a complete mob scene, and, while we stood in the line for a few minutes, it was clear that it was going to be hours and that our party was really not up for it.

So we headed to get some brioche and coffee.

We discussed the merits of walking to see Castel Sant'Angelo (we had skipped it on Monday because it was closed Mondays), but Maya really just wasn't up for it. So we headed back to our apartment, relaxed for a bit, then had a delicious lunch at a little restaurant just around the corner from our apartment. While waiting on lunch we wandered and played in Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II. 

After lunch, we headed to the train station and then back to Trento.

Scavenger hunt: 0 for the day, 106 total for the trip

Steps for me: 12,214