My Last Day
April 4th, 2006 | Posted by Shannon
It is my last day. I have that sad feeling in my stomach. I do not know when I will be able to come back, so I don’t want to go.
It is almost noon on a perfect, clear day, and I am alone for the first time in days. I want to sit outside in Campo San Giacomo dell Orio and drink Prosecco, then go and eat a pizza. Or, I want to hit all my favorite bars one last time for a tramezzino here, a cichetto or two there…. how can you beat sitting outside in Venice, on a day like this? If I could only make the sad feeling go away.
It is always good to get home to Ocean Beach though, and I know that Bob and Margaret and I are going to drive Brian crazy every day at The Vine, talking about everything we ate and drank. Like the rucola ravioli with Taleggio sauce at Vini da Gigio or the pumpkin flan at La Zucca. Or the Refosco we had at the Maitardi bar when we got stuck in there for hours because of rain.
Every time I come here, I give another piece of myself to Venice, and Venice gives another piece of herself to me. There is something so comforting in knowing her well, but then, not knowing her at all, because she is always changing, but also staying the same. Does that make any sense?
So, onward, to the first glass of Soave, and the last sixteen hours. Tomorrow I will be home.
April 5th, 2006 at 5:44 pm
Ma che bel blog! It’s interesting how we discover a page by clicking on a random website and then clicking what that person likes to read and what the next person likes to read and so on. One click here, a dozen clicks there and suddenly I landed on your page of Italian and other adventures. Looks like a fun read – I’m looking forward to it!