The ancient city squares were separated by a triple decker Gothic building and under the arches, butcher shops sell all sorts of meat including the local speciality of horse meat!! And Darryl and Greg are sure Anne and I knew it was market day again!!
Always worth a look!
From Padua we caught a local bus to another town on the way to Venice. This is where we were to pick up the cruise! We were in a double length bus which had no rear suspension and the driver kept driving over kerbs! We had a quick lunch then walked to find the boat - which turned out to be more of a hike than we anticipated.
The cruise was lovely - the boat was very comfortable and we mostly sat up top for better views. The river is a narrow canal and we saw the swing bridges in operation and went through a lock (which was designed by Leonardo de Vinci) We visited the beautiful villa Foscari which was built to keep the wife almost a prisoner as she was a little promiscuous! Not a bad prison though!
We travelled through rural countryside and saw hay, crops and even dairy cows! You hardly ever see any farm stock as they must keep them in sheds.
The river flows into the Venice lagoon and we cruised into Venice from a totally different angle and saw and learned more about the place.
We ended the day with sunset drinks by the lagoon which was very pleasant.
Then because Italy was playing soccer and it was on TV, no shops seemed to be open so we weren't able to buy pasta for our dinner so we improvised. Using what is here - potatoes, onion, garlic, some pork strips and eggs, Darryl and Anne created a frittata! So Darryl added another string to his bow and was very proud of his efforts! We think he may start up an Italian cooking school when we get home!
Now it's dark and we can go to bed - the days are very long here - daylight about 4.30am and dark about 9.30pm.
Trust all is well at home and that all sport is successful this weekend.
Xxxxxxxxxxx from Marg & Darryl
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