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June 20, 2022

Back on the Lido

Tuesday, June 21.

We’re back on the Lido at the Ausonia & Hungaria. At this point in our two-month holiday, we feel we’ve found the right balance: a place between not too hectic and not too dead; where there’s life after 9.

Across the street, there’s Sunday night jazz at Roxy Bar.

My plan for this week is to not do anything but rest, be comfortable, and unwind from the running around of the past two months. Stuart though can’t stay put; he goes off on the ferry everyday.

Mondays are usually quiet because most places are closed so I joined him for a quick trip to the mainland. The ferry was full but St Mark’s was relatively uncrowded; you could actually see the pavement you’re walking on.

After taking a we-were-here selfie, we’re happy to just turn around and go back.

I went inside the Fortuny shop just to be surrounded by beautiful things, chat with the nice shop lady, look at the lovely lamps and exquisite little purses, touch the luscious fabrics.

Stuart then smartly headed to the #1 ferry so we got on before it filled up.

We like going to Bar Lepanto, a cheerful local neighbourhood bar around the corner from the hotel. They’re open all day, serving drinks and snacks.

Obviously a favourite with locals, the place fills up at passeggiata time and empties by 8:30.

Wednesday, 22.

At Lepanto, I ask Angio where he would go for a nice dinner. He points us to a place further up the road, beside an inner canal.

It’s a nice street, mainly residential. Small dinghies and motorboats are parked alongside the canal.

There are elegant houses, a small hotel, no shops or bars. There’s a laundromat, nice and quiet, with only one person sitting in front of a large table.

Ristorante Andri is on the ground floor of an Italian Liberty style house.

A sign saying “Sorry, we’re fully booked” is on a table outside. There’s a table available only until 9. It’s all the time we need.

The restaurant is delightfully decorated in bright cheerful colours. There’s art on the walls and on the table. The table itself is painted in lovely colours and the glassware on it is beautiful.

There are moments on holiday when it’s a comfort to find that English is spoken. This is one of those moments. Our charming young waiter went to Oxford, so what’s he doing waiting tables on the Lido, I wonder?

We enjoyed our dinner so we’re going back tomorrow. I must ask him then.

Thursday, 23.

Last day on the Lido was much like every other. We’re going to miss this.

posted by Alice Dimalanta Jones # June 20, 2022

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