Cannaregio canal right by our B and B
Venice is just as I remembered it. Crowded, dirty, decaying, and absolutely wonderful! Getting here was so much easier than we’d expected. We had Stiven, the young man at the rental car agency in Opatija, drive us in our car to the railroad station in Trieste. Crossing the border from Croatia to Slovenia was a piece of cake, even for him. And since Slovenia is in the European Union, the border stations at the Slovenia - Italy border were closed altogether. (Kinda like the toll booths on the Coronado bridge, but in disrepair.) Door to door service and help with the bags. I could get used to this very easily.
The train ride (at half the price quoted on line in the US) was interesting, along the coast out of Trieste, with lovely views but not very lovely towns (lots of light industry, block apartment buildings) and then further inland but with a view of the snow-capped mountains (Alps?). The towns got nicer along the way, with small vineyards and farms between them. We walked from the station to Domus Orsoni (no thanks to Google which took us to a different place!)
The room is great! It’s a spacious, corner room overlooking a quiet, residential piazzale. I’m writing at a mosaic table. The headboard, end tables, and bathroom are also mosaic (the bathroom gold!) Now if we could just figure out how to turn off the heat (it’s a beautiful day) we’ll be fine. After a short nap we went out to forage for food, no easy thing after 3:00 on a Sunday. Ended up with a take-away wrap from the busy area half-way back to the train. Got the lay of the land in our own neighborhood, went back to unpack, etc. and then went out again to a neighborhood restaurant that wouldn’t serve us earlier. Surprisingly good.
Charlie is as excited as a kid the night before the first day of school. He’s met one of the other students staying here and she’s a very experienced mosaic artist. Should be interesting.
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