Travis and I read City of Falling Angels and thought we had at least some idea about Venice...but we were not prepared! We took a vaporetto, followed our host's directions and arrived at our B&B......just sumptuous.....with beautiful antique beds, heated towel racks and an in-room mini fridge.....
Our host, Mattias, spent an hour with us giving us ideas of where to go, and his personal suggestions on restaurants.....we took a vaporetto to cross the canal and wound our way through narrow little streets, several literally 1-2 feet wide. We ended up at Zucca (Pumpkin), sitting at a private table overlooking a small canal......and had probably the best meal of our lives for about $16 apiece! There was an unbelievable pumpkin flan......dense savory pumpkin topped by the just-in-season ricotta, drizzled with butter and pepitas. The other dish was a pumpkin and potato torte topped with tangy fresh scamorza cheese and a basil-truffle oil drizzle. There were also cipolline....not sure if they are boiling onions...but baked in the oven with prosseco (the sparkling wine) and a touch of sugar so they were glazed. All of this with the best homemade breads and breadsticks I've ever tasted. We savored every bite.........and ended with a homemade whipped cream mould topped with fresh honey and paper thin toasted almonds with a fine sugar glaze. The meal was so good I broke my rule about drinking coffee after noon, and had an expresso!
As if that weren't enough...we walked through the streets to St. Mark's square arrving around sunset and took some amazing photos......and then took more at night as we headed out again. We haven't been to a single museum or church.....but we have had a wonderful time!!!
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