There are places and there are places. In the
end, people make those places…
- “Avere un buon viaggio
di ritorno, tornare al piu presto!!”
It was 4am on Sunday in the small city of Lido, Venice. Actually, an island city where we
had ended during the last three days of our vacation by luck, sheer good luck.
We and our suitcases were at a local dock waiting for our airport taxi (yes, dock … this was a water taxi); many
late night-early morn revelers were on their way back home and as they saw us
there waiting, either shouted while passing nearby or came to us to say the
above in one of several versions…
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| View from our balcony |
This
capped a three day stay in this small city. A city I only knew from mentions
over the years and from knowing that in the 50’s-70’s it was considered a prime
vacation spot for many wealthy Italians and tourists.
I
mentally compare it to the much more renowned port-o-calls visited during the
cruise we enjoyed in the preceding days. All well-known and deserving to be called beautiful tourist bastions like Crete,
Mikonos, Santorini, Athens and Ephesus, Turkey (we were there just three days prior to the attempted coup-d’etat).
We were prepared to end our cruise time in Venice, but were not meat to do so. The
owner of the small apt we had arranged for through AIRBNB did not respond and
these folk were helpful in giving us options. We saw a nice apt. in Lido,
looked at the map and said -“Oh, it’s
only one island away, easy to and fro”. So the decision was made.
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| A canal in Lido |
Suffice
it to say we went to Venice only the first morning, did what we needed to do, and
went back to Lido as quickly as possible. We didn’t know it yet, but had
already been charmed by this town and its people.
If I was
asked for one word impressions on this town, my answers would be: Beautiful, Clean, Restful, Friendly, Open. Reasonable
(price wise).
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| A Lido Home |
On main
street, all the restaurants, shops, etc. you could want. Then, off side street
trattorias and coffee shops; beautiful homes, apartments and buildings
everywhere we looked, flowers in full bloom and yes, canals and more canals. Although
there are cars, since there is a ferry connection to the mainland, most people get
around in bikes, small Vespas and on foot. Just take an outside chair at any coffee
shop, have a coffee or a glass of wine and watch the world go by. With more
that many who would pass by offering a cheery - “Ciao” as they walked past.
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| Venice, seen from Lido |
All in
our small group came away with the conviction that we do have to come back to
Lido, with more time to really enjoy all it has to offer. And
we will.
“Ci torneremo”
Be Well … Be Back!!!
Final
Notes:
· Pray for those who are fighting an illness
which may take them away from their loved ones… Every request is heard, and
counts!!
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