Venice
We went to Venice. It was extremely pleasant - extremely. We had a list of eateries to visit. We managed three of them and had two synchronicitous experiences. Experience 1: At the end of an evening in 'alle Teniere' Jeni noticed a diner at another table who she thought she knew. It turned out to be Valentino Montecello who's written a book about food and wine in opera. She had interviewed him about his book. Experience 2: We last saw a friend of ours called 'Hovis' 18yrs ago at a party, our wedding, actually. On day three we were walking to our hotel when I felt a tap on my shoulder. It was Hovis. He was taking a group of art enthusiasts on a tour of Venetian art spots. He recommended two more eateries - which were very good - then came back to Blighty. Weird or what?! Good points:- coffee, grappa, pasta and scenery - bad points:- can't think of any at the moment. We walked for miles. The best moment was when Jeni suddenly realised that there were no cars! We spent three days listing the consequences of this fact, the most exciting one being that everybody drank at a party 'cos no-one was driving home.
Anyway, when WE got home nobody had given birth but Sasha's waters have broken.
