![]() We were sleep deprived but not ready for bed. Washed down by ½ liter of Friulano house wine and aqua frizzante, this meal under the umbrellas outside the restaurant was a great way to celebrate our 48th wedding anniversary, which we remembered just in time, before the clock struck midnight. There we shared a delicious late-evening spaghetti alla aglio, olio, e pepperoncini (pepper), simple, yet perfect, and very lightly breaded delicious fried calamari and langostines. Denisa recommended Restaurante Il Giorgio, about 100 m up the street. Just outside the zone visited by most tourists, via Garibaldi boasts many small shops, bars, and restaurants. Only about a ten-minute walk from Piazza San Marco, Arsenale is one of those parts of Venice where many Venetians seem to still reside. The place was charming, artsy, and comfortably furnished, and we loved the neighborhood. It had 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, an eat-in kitchen, a comfortable living room, and a small balcony overlooking the street. We walked with her over two small bridges to broad Garibaldi Street (which becomes a canal a few hundred meters on) and onward to our lovely upstairs apartment, which we had reserved on VRBO for Є700 for three nights. ![]() It took about 70 minutes to reach the Arsenale stop, where we disembarked and were greeted by the excitable Denisa. We couldn’t see much-the windows were small and darkness had fallen-but it was exciting to be back in one of our favorite cities in the world. We retrieved our bags, bought Alilaguna tickets at a kiosk, and marched quickly to the dock for the 7:30 boat to town, which we caught with just minutes to spare. We arrived in Zurich a little late but had plenty of time to make our transfer to the onward flight to Venice on a Helvetia (Swiss Air Express?) flight across the Alps that arrived in Venice around 7 pm. ![]() Managed to get a few hours of sleep as well. The meals were bad, the seats were tiny, but the entertainment system was good and we each watched 3-4 movies. Our flight from LAX was on Swiss Air to Zurich and left almost on schedule. Thank goodness for friends with driveways. ![]() Storing our car in the city while we away are on a long trip costs far more than it does to drive it south where we can park it for free. We park on the street in San Francisco and have to move the car every few days because of city rules and street-cleaning requirements. Find Google's privacy policy here.Our fall trip to this beautiful part of Europe started with a drive from our apartment in San Francisco to southern California to visit with family and to leave our car in the driveway of friends with whom we would be traveling. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google's behalf. Google may use the data collected to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. The information generated by the Cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc.
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