On the third day in Venice, I overslept... I guess this is the sign that I have overcome jet lag.
I ate an apple and a boiled egg in my room, and then went out to visit land marks of this city... of course for my painting.
早くも時差ボケを克服？・・・で、お寝坊してしまった３日目（実質２日目）の朝は、ゆっくりのスタートでしたが、ブラノの街並みの次にどうしても描きたかった、ベニスのランドマークをスケッチしに、街に繰り出しました。
As I have a 7-day pass for vaporetto, I took it from San Marco fermata to Ponte Rialto. As the 7-day pass costs 50 euro, and as I can use it only for 5 days, I have to take it at least 2 rides a day to payback the value (each ride cost 7 euro, but 12-hour pass costs 18 euro... It is quite hard to calculate... please refer to the ACTV homepage in English.
http://www.venicewelcome.com/actv/vaporetto.htm
I looked for a nice spot to paint the beautiful bridge, and possibly under the shade. So, I was seated a restaurant by the bridge and ordered a bottle of sparkling water and a seafood pizza for a bit early lunch... And eventually a cup of coffee after the meal, or they would not let me stay there. The chief waiter of the restaurant was not really nice for a painter, he wanted to kick me out as soon as I finish eating... so why not? I took my time.
Well... besides the wonderful view, the restaurant was nothing...
As I'm not always a nice tourist, but an honest person, I wrote a review for TripAdvisor, as a tip for other innocent tourists.
http://www.tripadvisor.jp/ShowUserReviews-g187870-d1935593-r171059361-Caffe_Saraceno-Venice_Veneto.html
Though quite many people mentioned their compliment to the restaurant, they probably never been to real Italian restaurants in their lives...
Then, I headed toward the next spot for my second piece of the day -- Ca' d'Oro.
I walked to the market and found a spot to see the facade of the beautiful mansion over the canal.
I usually try to spend at most 1 hour for each piece of my watercolors, I spent nearly 2 hours for this one. The exterior of the historic building was too complicated but too beautiful to give up painting in detail...
By the time I finishing this piece, I got really tired because of the unusual heat and too much concentration on the work. So, I decided to go home. On the way back to the hotel, I looked for a supermarket for the local people to buy bottles of water. Around the hotel, bars and shops sell only 500ml bottles for 2-3 euro each, or I could get 250cc bottle for 10 euro in the hotel room fridge...
I crossed the Rialto Bridge again and walked along back streets to find local people with plastic bags... and finally I found a Coop! They sell 2-litter mineral water bottles for 0.65 euro... so I grabbed 2 and carried them back to hotel. Why not?
To change the mood and get freshen up, I changed clothes and went out for the Harry's, one of the most historic and famous restaurants/bars in Venice, for dinner.
I ate an apple and a boiled egg in my room, and then went out to visit land marks of this city... of course for my painting.
早くも時差ボケを克服？・・・で、お寝坊してしまった３日目（実質２日目）の朝は、ゆっくりのスタートでしたが、ブラノの街並みの次にどうしても描きたかった、ベニスのランドマークをスケッチしに、街に繰り出しました。
As I have a 7-day pass for vaporetto, I took it from San Marco fermata to Ponte Rialto. As the 7-day pass costs 50 euro, and as I can use it only for 5 days, I have to take it at least 2 rides a day to payback the value (each ride cost 7 euro, but 12-hour pass costs 18 euro... It is quite hard to calculate... please refer to the ACTV homepage in English.
http://www.venicewelcome.com/actv/vaporetto.htm
I looked for a nice spot to paint the beautiful bridge, and possibly under the shade. So, I was seated a restaurant by the bridge and ordered a bottle of sparkling water and a seafood pizza for a bit early lunch... And eventually a cup of coffee after the meal, or they would not let me stay there. The chief waiter of the restaurant was not really nice for a painter, he wanted to kick me out as soon as I finish eating... so why not? I took my time.
As I'm not always a nice tourist, but an honest person, I wrote a review for TripAdvisor, as a tip for other innocent tourists.
http://www.tripadvisor.jp/ShowUserReviews-g187870-d1935593-r171059361-Caffe_Saraceno-Venice_Veneto.html
Though quite many people mentioned their compliment to the restaurant, they probably never been to real Italian restaurants in their lives...
Then, I headed toward the next spot for my second piece of the day -- Ca' d'Oro.
I walked to the market and found a spot to see the facade of the beautiful mansion over the canal.
By the time I finishing this piece, I got really tired because of the unusual heat and too much concentration on the work. So, I decided to go home. On the way back to the hotel, I looked for a supermarket for the local people to buy bottles of water. Around the hotel, bars and shops sell only 500ml bottles for 2-3 euro each, or I could get 250cc bottle for 10 euro in the hotel room fridge...
I crossed the Rialto Bridge again and walked along back streets to find local people with plastic bags... and finally I found a Coop! They sell 2-litter mineral water bottles for 0.65 euro... so I grabbed 2 and carried them back to hotel. Why not?
To change the mood and get freshen up, I changed clothes and went out for the Harry's, one of the most historic and famous restaurants/bars in Venice, for dinner.
I had beef carpaccio and bellini to start the dinner and then enjoyed their popular gratinate spaghetti and a grilled sole in local style. Though the place is quite expensive, I really loved the beautiful dinner there.
Bravo, Venice!!
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