FUN-travel: Trieste, Italy – Full Day 2
October 7, 2013 by Susan Clarke
Day 19 – Friday, October 4 – Trieste, Italy – sunny turns to high clouds – still very windy, chilly 60’s (feels like high 50’s)
What I LIKE
- UMR – usual morning routine
- *research Venice train station to ship transportation options
- book vaporetto online (water taxi to ship terminal) www.motoscafivenezia.it $70 Euro
- 11:00 – meet Cinzia for nice city tour, walking & window shopping
- church stop – light candle for Maria who has just passed
- find really cute pair of leggings @ Stradivarius only $13 Euro
- 12:45 – cappuccino break
- 1:30 – lunch @ home – lasagna w/béchamel, mixed green salad, smoked cheese bruscetta
- 3:30 – walk to hotel only 3 blocks
- 5:30 – walk back for dinner & to see kids before basketball practice
- 7:00 – dinner – pasta w/tomato & mushrooms, prosciutto wrapped cheese, grilled zucchini, baked small tomatoes w/garlic & breadcrumbs, apple strudel & nice Barolo wine – Yummy!
What I DON’T LIKE
- *paid for train reservation to Venice & can’t use – need to go to St. Lucia stop
- 48 hour advance cancellation policy
- OW (Oh Well)
FUN-fact – It has been so wonderful to finally meet Cinzia. The last time Chris saw her was 1998. We are going to Skype so we stay in closer contact.