It is love at first sight! As I cross the border from Austria. I have my first meal in Italy in a tiny town along the way to Venice, pizza and wine. I’m in love. Even in this first encounter, Italians are joyful and their passion is palpable. They are so different from the Dutch, Germans, and Austrians. They are friendlier, they smile more freely and they joke. There is a lightness in their energy.
Venice greets me with sweltering heat but I don’t care because I am in Italy. This city has always existed on tourism and it is high season which means the narrow streets are packed with tourists. My first evening in Venice I enjoy a most fabulous meal. The restaurant manager hears our travel guide’s request for dinner and dessert but he is sure he knows better and makes changes to our order. Of course, he is right and dinner is more fabulous because of it, including the most amazing tiramisu ever. As we stroll back to our hotel the water has begun to rise onto St. Mark’s Square, this will be worse over the next couple days because there will be a full moon (the next night shoes must come off to cross parts of the square.)
Our hotel has excellent air conditioning, after a day of walking and taking in the history, architecture, and art, it is a welcomed retreat. Once we have cooled Irene and I meet our new friends at Harry’s Bar. Harry’s Bar is famous because Ernest Hemingway spent two years at this bar drinking bellini’s and writing. A bellini is similar to a mimosa but is made with peach juice and sparkling wine. Yum, it is delicious and overpriced like everything in Venice. I think that Venice is the most beautiful at dusk as the lights begin to come on and by evening as we cruise the canals in a gondola the city is magical. At this time I miss my honey because this is a very romantic setting. Honey thanks for working so that I can be in Italy. I love my husband.
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