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Category Archives: Beautiful Day
Fritatta
I stayed in Monday to rest my weary feet so there are no pictures from the lovely day. No matter what WordPress insists, in Italy (not Seattle) this is already Tuesday March 14th at nearly 7 am. I did have … Continue reading
Posted in Beautiful Day, Birds, City of My Dreams, Eggs and pancetta, food, fotografia, Travel, Venezia, Venice
Tagged cooking, food, fotografia, photography, Venezia, Venice
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Chance Encounters.
First I will share “la luna piena” the full moon out my window Saturday evening. I looked out my bedroom window and this is what I saw: Just a glow behind that architectural feature at the Hilton. Oh, wait….let me … Continue reading
Posted in Beautiful Day, Bridges, Cappuccino, Cats, Church bells, City of My Dreams, Cruise, dogs, fotografia, friends, Gardens, Italian Lesson, Laundry, Life is good, Memories, Moon, Photography, Rowing, Travel, Venezia, Venice
Tagged fotografia, Friends, Italy, photography, Solo Travel, Venezia, Venice
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Brave!
Yes, I was brave! I did it! I found my courage and ignored my feet (the neuropathy issue) and took the Hilton Shuttle (which is a fairly short walk from my apartment) to San Marco Giardinetti. The most daunting part … Continue reading
Posted in Beautiful Day, Birds, Bridges, Cancer, Chemotherapy Induced Peripheral Neuropathy, City of My Dreams, Cruise, Diavolo, flowers, fotografia, Giudecca, Life is good, Photography, Travel, Venezia, Venice
Tagged Diavolo, Flowers, food, fotografia, Italy, photography, Travel, Venezia, Venice
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La cena con la mia amica
Friday evening a long anticipated meeting took place. Since 2012 when I first blogged from Venice a woman from Latvia has been following my blog. We have also been emailing and discovered a love for Venice, photography, a similar interest … Continue reading
Posted in Beautiful Day, Cicchetti, City of My Dreams, fotografia, friends, Giudecca, Golden hour, Life is good, Photography, Travel, Venezia, Venice
Tagged food, Friends, Italy, photography, Venezia, Venice
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L’ora d’oro
The golden hour; and yes, there is an app for that. It will use the GPS on your phone and pinpoint your location and tell you what time the golden hour….which isn’t really an hour…will occur where you are. It … Continue reading
Posted in Beautiful Day, Church bells, City of My Dreams, dogs, fotografia, Giudecca, Golden hour, Italian Lesson, Photography, Travel, Venezia, Venice
Tagged fotografia, Golden hour, Italy, photography, Travel, Venezia, Venice
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The Trek
I understand why I pay Safeway to deliver my groceries every few weeks back in the place where my cat Diavolo lives. Because grocery shopping is something my body really doesn’t want me to do. After today’s trek I would … Continue reading
Posted in Beautiful Day, Bridges, Chocolate, City of My Dreams, Cruise, Diavolo, fotografia, Giudecca, Home, Italian Lesson, Photography, Travel, Venezia, Venice
Tagged Chocolate, food, fotografia, garden, Pets, photography, Travel, vaporetto, Venezia, Venice
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La Domenica
The above photo was taken in case there is any doubt as to where we are (maybe that should be where I am? or where am I?) Here is the entire picture taken from in front of the Molino Stucky … Continue reading
Posted in Aging gracefully, Beautiful Day, Bridges, Cancer, Cappuccino, Chemo, Chocolate, City of My Dreams, Coffee, fotografia, Giudecca, Italian Lesson, Life is good, me, Photography, Travel, Venezia, Venice
Tagged Chocolate, food, fotografia, Italy, photography, Travel, vaporetto, Venezia, Venice in Black and White. Venice
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Venerdi Mercato
This morning dawned beautiful again. No, I’m not complaining. But I didn’t have any internet and it was too early to call Daniela. So I waited and then remembered that I had invested in a data SIM that has 12 … Continue reading
Posted in Beautiful Day, Bridges, Cancer, Chemo, City of My Dreams, Coffee, fotografia, Gardens, Giudecca, Italian Lesson, Life is good, me, Photography, Spring, Travel, Venezia, Venice
Tagged Cancer, food, fotografia, garden, Italy, photography, Solo Travel, Travel, Venezia, Venice
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Il Pranzo
This morning dawned another lovely day if somewhat hazy. I was meeting my friend Karen for lunch. At 11:15 I was out my door, down the hall to the elevator and out the door which is in the back of … Continue reading
Posted in Beautiful Day, Bridges, City of My Dreams, fotografia, friends, Giudecca, Home, Life is good, me, nature, Photography, Travel, Venezia, Venice
Tagged food, Italy, photography, Travel, vaporetto, Venezia, Venice
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Sono Arrivata
Si, sono arrivata a Venezia! And for those who don’t know Italian that is “Yes, I have arrived in Venice”. Thanks to my friend in my Italian class I have corrected “sono arrivato ” to “sono arrivata” the feminine. No … Continue reading
Posted in Beautiful Day, City of My Dreams, fotografia, Home, Photography, Travel, Venezia, Venice
Tagged food, fotografia, photography, Travel, Venezia, Venice
8 Comments