en combien de temps
We finish our meal with three glasses of grappa - prima uva; it is very smooth; we can feel the heat but it is soothing not caustic. I could become accustomed to this "treatment." By the time the concert ends, we are just about finished with our grappa. We pay and start to walk home, but we are amazed to find that already most of the tables, chairs, linens, tents, etc., have already been taken down and the area is completely clear of concertgoers. Talk about fast work; they could have had a head start on the cooking paraphernalia, but the chairs and tables had to be left in place until the end of the concert.
When we reach San Silvestro I am feeling very hot; it is the warmest night we have had in several days, so we walk over to take the vaporetto. A family of adults arrives on the platform with a lovely black dog; they put a muzzle on him over his protests. This is actually an ordinance in Venice, but I regularly see dogs with no muzzle at all or wearing the muzzle around their neck not on their snout. It does not look very pleasant to have one's mouth held shut by a muzzle, but the little dog seems resigned and doesn't fight it after a while. He seems almost embarrassed more than annoyed. When a #1 finally arrives it is totally packed. Martin is annoyed now that we didn't walk, but we struggle on board; the vaporetto is riding very low in the water, and I am grateful for the conductor's strong arm as I step down for what seems to be a mile. At San Angelo even more people pile on; many of these are restaurant workers heading for the Piazzale Roma so when we reach San Toma, and Martin and the conductor help me up on to the mile high platform, we stand to one side. Once all those in a rush have gotten by we start the walk home.
In the Campo San Toma, we notice three women with suitcases looking around and then going off towards the Calle del Traghetto. It does not lead to many places that are like tourist destinations. Martin calls out that they shouldn't go that way and asks where they are trying to go. It turns out they are looking for Ca' San Polo which is in the calle behind the mask shop. We take them with us as far as our calle and tell then how to proceed. It is very simple and they go off after thanking us for the help.
I tell Martin that if we hadn't taken the vaporetto those poor women might be wandering around half the night, but I am not sure he feels it was worth the crowding to be a good Samaritan.
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