Christmas in Italy Trip to Venice Rained Out
by Marc Gunn

Well, I was hoping to head to Venice on the 27th, but it rained. Mom decided not to wake me consequently, so it was another late morning. I was wee bit miffed with mom for not waking me. But I think it worked out for the best. I needed the sleep, and she did too. And after all, it's Her vacation too!

Mom wanted to check on presents, and I wanted to pick up a few things from a grocery store, so she dropped me off at the Italian version of a Super Walmart. I forget the name now. But it was huge store with TVs, kitchen supplies, towels, and lots of food.

Once again, I was slowed down majorly by having crutches. But it wasn't all bad. I rented a cart.

Oh now that's interesting. To use a grocery cart, you must put money into the cart to remove it from a rack. I forget how much it costs. Two euros maybe?

But with a cart I was able to lean over the handle and glide through the store. Course it was still a bit exhausting. But much less so than if I crutched. That and I was still sweating like a dog.

I picked up a cheese grater, a cappuccino foamer, some Ramazzotti, and some Ciobar. Nancy and I discovered Ciobar when we were in Italy two years ago. It's an instant hot chocolate mix that is soooo very rich and thick, you can almost stand a spoon in it. Delicious! So I bought a few boxes. ;)

Saved by the Mother

Fortunately, mom came at last and helped me get around a wee bit easier since I didn't have to push the cart any more. We then went out into the Mall area got some gelato and relaxed.

I then wanted to look around and get some presents for my sister. So I stopped off at a store and bought a couple little gifts for her. Then went to an Italian book store and found a couple books of traditional Italian music. Not the easiest thing to find. Finally, I stopped in a CD store and looked around. I told a friend I'd buy her an album of Italian heavy metal--Litifiba. Course she later told me it was more just hard rock, but it's been a while since I've heard it.

I also ended up buying several albums of two of my favorite Italian artists, Fabrizio de Andre and Angelo Branduardi.

Mom and then went off to an old favorite, "Fish With No Eyes" or "Napoli's" or whatever was the latest nick name for this popular little restaurant near the military post. We had a wonderful dinner that included Spaghetti all'Arrabiata and some fried squid. Delicious!

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