Venice and Home

I am writing this last edition to our Italy blog from home in Santa Barbara.  It seemed easier to leave Venice behind after so long in Italia.  We both were looking forward to going home.  We had a beautiful place to stay at B and B Sandra and we strolled almost every street and alley in Venice, sometimes lost.  It is said that the true way to see and experience Venice is by getting lost among its neighborhoods.  It was on one such occasion that we happened to come upon a procession with music and a statue of St. Anthony held high by marchers.  We also happened to arrive in Venice on the day of a regatta between Venice, Pisa, Genova and Amalfi and were treated to a medieval parade and boat race.  We also had the best lasagna Bolonese in Venice with a side of fried calamari, mouth watering. 
We hope you have enjoyed following along with us through the towns and countryside of Italy.  Albums of photographs will be placed on Shutterfly in the future so that everyone can still enjoy the beautiful country that is Italy.  Arrivederci!