14. Walk to Giant at 23rd and Market. Treat yourself at the Starbucks to coffee or lunch.Turns out the Giant was closer than I thought; distances in cars are deceptive. I thought the Giant was on the corner of 23rd Street and Market; it is not. It is two or three blocks before Market. I was walking down 22nd Street, planning to walk to Market and ( Read more... )

Tuesday, 20 September: Today's activity was a walking tour of Venice, beginning near the Don Orione and ending at the Rialto. I was disappointed; I wanted very much to see St. Mark's Square and the Doge's Palace. Nothing was stopping me from going wild and crazy and just taking off for there by myself, of course, but I also wanted to see everything ( Read more... )