June 26th: Still in Venice

We started the day with purchasing (bright yellow) boxes from the post office, so that we could mail some things home. Kristi had lots of souvenirs to ship, and Christine and I just wanted to get rid of some weight and bulk so we packed up some clothes. We then had to go to a different post office in order to get the customs forms, and being Saturday they were closing early, so it was slightly frustrating waiting in line, getting forms, filling out forms, getting back in line, and then coming down to the wire for time...but finally getting our stuff mailed (bye bye 10 extra pounds!). Hopefully it makes it home safely. (update: my box was pretty busted up, but the stuff inside was fine! However Kristi is missing a couple items, but ended up with some huge book that belongs to some German guy).

We were starving after our postal excursion, so we found a place that looked affordable and yummy. We ordered a pasta dish (tomato and bacon sauce) and two pizzas (margherita, and speck & gorgonzola). Also a bottle of wine, as that has become the norm with most meals. We then crossed the Grand Canal, and looked around in the market. Finally, we purchased water bus tickets to get over to Murano, unfortunately we got on at the wrong stop and ended up touring around the whole city for an hour first, and then having to buy another ticket because ours was used up. But we made it to Murano, late in the day so things were closing, but still had the opportunity to see in a few shops and make a few purchases. A lot of the items we’d already seen in Venice anyway. We looked to our guidebook for a dinner recommendation, and settled on Da Alberto for pasta, seafood, and steak. Mary needs her red meat. We caught the end of the USA vs. Ghana game in a bar, and had some French fries (to feel American).








Tomato and BACON sauce


Gorgonzola and speck pizza




Grand Canal


View on our city tour (leading to Murano)








Da Alberto


Meat


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