October 23, 2019
If my calculations are correct, we’ve been on the go for 31 hours. If my calculations are not correct, we’ve been on the go for a long time.
Uber by Ivy picked us up around 9:15, did a slow drive through the airport parking lot, open the doors, threw our luggage out and we tucked and rolled and headed for check-in. Well, not really.
We flew American Airlines from Augusta to Charlotte to Chicago to Venice, met our drive to take us to the water taxi and thence to the Pisani Palace. We checked in and took a nap. Then Lisa on the front desk gave us Venice 101 and we set out. That was about 3 o’clock local (we are 6 hours ahead of you). Wandered. Ate at an outdoor café by the water. Had gelato. Bought one souvenir. Dropped said souvenir off at the hotel and set out for Piazza San Marco (St. Mark Square). Lisa said wait until after 5 and it was around 7.
You can see from the pictures the beautiful night time scene. There is a church there, the Doge’s palace and a museum. We will go back later to see them.
Heading back I got the mother of all leg cramps. No, it was the grandmother of all leg cramps. I could not walk. I could not stand. So I sat on the steps on the square and rubbed the injured body part. While I was suffering and Bonnie was rubbing, Sarah and John from Syracuse NY came over and said, “Can we help?” Great couple doing several cities in Italy. Good Samaritans.
They walked with us back to our hotel – we are about a mile from the Piazza – to be sure we made it back. Sarah said, “I’d want someone to help one of my parents if they were in need.” We invited them in to the restaurant here for a coffee or other evening beverage, but they had bought a bottle of wine and were going to sit on the roof of their hotel and enjoy the evening. They allowed as how if they weren’t leaving tomorrow afternoon they would like to hang out with us. As I said, great kids!
Well, we are dragging bottom. Mom has fallen asleep once while I’ve been typing, and my eyes are getting heavy.
TTFN
Go to a farmacia and buy a pair of compression socks. They will help big time. Wear them out. When you get back to your abode, take them off. Put them back on to sleep in.
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