This weekend we headed to Venice for my birthday. Was a little touch and go if we would make it after spending 8 hours at St George's hospital A&E...James had a stomach infection/gastro/food poisoning (which was the best explanation the doctor could come up with after the 8 hrs and numerous tests?). NHS strikes again. So after some medication and a sleepless night, we managed to keep breakfast down and so we were off!
Venice was very cold but lovely, lively but not too busy and lots and lots of tasty food! James claims he is ruined forever after having gelato, English icecream will apparently never be the same. And he ate copious amounts on the premise he was sick so it must be ok?
We found a lovely little family run restaurant for my birthday dinner which was the best food of our trip. Artichoke soup for starter, tender veal cooked in white wine for main, and THE BEST tiramisu for dessert.
I think we will definitely visit again one day and it was the perfect time of year to go.
We had planned a trip to Murano where Murano glass is made however, in true Italian style, there was a public transport strike and so no ferry was running on the Monday before we left for the airport. Next time!
We stayed at the Hotel Canal Grande and would highly recommend it. The staff were fantastic, even not charging us for water from the minibar and the cups of tea we had sent up to the room. And the Baci chocolates on the bed each day went down well too ;)
First night's dinner, a lovely woodfired artichoke pizza.
My lovely birthday tiramisu.
In the restaurant, which came complete with white and red checked tablecloths and a waiter with big italian style moustache.
Getting ready for dinner.
Our lovely little restaurant. We managed to avoid the tourist traps near the canal and went searching down a little side street and stumbled upon it.
View from the breakfast room in our hotel. What a view to wake up to! And the coffee.....perfection.
View of the Ponte Rialto from the vaporetto (ferry).
Some blown glass we saw in a shop window...very clever!
Mmmmm, italian pasticceria, my favourite kind of shop.
Shopping on the Ponte Rialto at night.
View from the front of our hotel.
Spot of shopping? (i wish!)
Some more blown glass animals, put my finger up so you can see just how small these were!
Playing in puddles in San Marco.
St Mark's
These massive blocks of chocolate were being sold in almost every shop. We couldn't resist getting some before we left.
Gondolas near San Marco
A flooded but beautiful St Mark's.
ATM for tall people! For some reason all the ATM's were at this height.
Parking controls, venice style.
We realised after walking across this bridge the archways you can see on the left of the photo was the fire station, again, venice style!
Our hotel room, only the italians could get away with this lavish decor!
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