Training Log Archive: Charlie

A lot of walking around Venice. In the morning just wandering around with Rhonda and Leslie while George was out running an old o course, past the University, checked out the pastry shop but certainly not hungry and I had already had enough coffee, more or less headed toward Rialto, through San Polo, and then we started looking for suspenders for George, found them with a little help. Then worked our way back, stopping at the nice cheese shop Pantagruelica in Campo San Barnaba, chatting up the owner as we expanded to get some really nice bread, some organic olives, nd. Bottle of wine to go with our two kinds of cheese. Then a little extra excursion to track down Rhonda’s favorite wine bar and home for a bit.

Not home for long and George was home nd ready to go, so out we went again. Checked out the gondola repair shop on our way down to Zattere, then to the Accademia bridge, through the Christmas market in Santo Stefano, and then stopped for the tour of La Fenice. A little of that goes a long way for me. And even longer for Rhonda. Strolled through San Marco, and through a few campi to SS. Giovanni e Paolo, thought about eating in Santa Marina, but didn’t like the looks of it and went a few blocks further to the Olandese Volante for some spaghetti alla scogliera (seafood) and insalata con tonno e capperi among other things. And then across Rialto and toward home, stopping at the vegetable boat at San Barnaba for a few things.

Out again with Rhonda. Through San Barnaba and Santa Margarita to San Pantalon, and eventually worked our way over to Piazzale Roma and the bus station, then over Ponte Calatrava to the railroad station, through Cannaregio, stopping in Campo Nuovo Ghetto, still predominantly a Jewish enclave, then E, eventually turning S to Santa Marina and past Rialto, through San Luca, Manin, San Anzolo, Santo Stefano, where we bought some glass jewelry for the girls, across Accademia. We went by Rhonda’s favorite wine bar to see if it looked like where we would have dinner and decided that we would not - no place to sit. So home, and eventually dinner at home. The best meal of the trip.

We think the m8leage total for the day is about 12.