You won't know him when he gets home! Luckily I am still an ordinary Aussie! We had a great day today - the market we had planned to go to wasn't here today so we had a quick change of plans and went to a place called Chioggia - a fishing village south of here and a delightful place. It was quite an exercise to get there - we caught a local bus, which travelled the length of the island of Lido, the bus went on the ferry to the next island Pellestrani then we left the bus and caught a ferry to Chioggia! All this is included in our weekly travel pass which is excellent value. It was a very interesting trip travelling with locals and seeing more of the area.
The found the markets and Greg and Darryl went into a shirt buying frenzy and came away with huge bags and lots of smiles!! I only got a long sleeved cotton shirt so I can cover up and be acceptable in Doha! No shoulders or knees showing is acceptable dress there! Seeing the temperature is going to be in 40's I think we'll get hiding in our hotel near the pool!
This market went for ages along the street and we didn't even get to the end of the street. This place wasn't tourist city and we loved it! We strolled from the market place to the beach and had a very interesting afternoon there - watching the beach beauties - we can't believe how uninhibited the Italians and European tourists are and no matter what body shapes they are, all the young girls, young ladies and older ladies wear bikinis!! Makes very interesting people watching! Anne and I thought maybe this could be us?
We had a little rest at home then a lovely meal at a local beautiful restaurant! We shouldn't have ordered an entree as we all feel very full!
Last night Anne and I really enjoyed our cultural operetta experience - it was nothing like a usual opera - more like an interactive cabaret evening. We were only part of a small audience - probably 50 people and we saw the performance in a lovely century old palace in some different rooms. First scene was in the drawing room - the performers sang around us in this small room and we felt part of it all. Then we had a complimentary champagne and moved to the next room for the next scene! The last scene was the coup de gra in a beautiful old bedroom with an alcove with amazing decorations! The story was light hearted, they had an English transition in the programme and no matter what , you could enjoy the intimate occasion and the excellent singing! To get there Anne and I had to walk down the narrowest of Venice walkways you could imagine but we didn't feel unsafe at all. We didn't get home till about 11.30 and our lovely Italian men didn't even hear us get in!
Tomorrow we have another full day planned so must get off to bed. The days continue to be warm, sunny and perfect - then we see where Kerangs maximum temp was 10 yesterday!! It will be a change to get home to winter!
We are thinking of the Jarman family tomorrow as they gather to say farewell to Mr Jarman - we offer our sincere condolences to the Jarman family and we are thinking of you.
Till our next blog xxxxxx from Aussie Marg & Italian Dazza! Xxxxx
This lovely fishing village - quiet and tourist free!
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