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Rare drron29 Posted May 14, 2023 Author #952 Share Posted May 14, 2023 And at the corner of this street is the head office of Fincanteri who have built several ships for Silversea. At this time I split from the group and went off on my own. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rare drron29 Posted May 14, 2023 Author #954 Share Posted May 14, 2023 Nearly 2pm so found myself a restaurant for lunch. I chose Le Delizie as the menu sounded OK. Not one of the top rated restaurants in Trieste but a good traditional Mediterranean seafood meal for me. But first a really unusual occurrence. I got to the restaurant just after a young couple and was seated at the table next to them. They ordered first and said something extra to the waiter. I only recognised one word. Silversea. The young man I thought I had seen before so I asked why did he say Silversea. He said you are on the Silver Moon aren't you? Well yes. He then said I was on the Silver Muse in early 2019 and you were on a cruise to Auckland. So after a bit of conversation he said later that year I got married and we wanted to have family and then there was Covid so I decided I needed to get a job on land and so I now work for Fincanteri. What an incredibly small world it is. So now to the menu. Sorry I was at a table next to the water and with the glare was hard to see exactly what I was taking a picture of but here goes. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare drron29 Posted May 14, 2023 Author #955 Share Posted May 14, 2023 So I had the Antipasto di Mare and the mussels in white sauce. I also had a beer and accepted the bread to soak up the mussel sauce. The antipasto was really good. I always enjoy mussels and there were 50 good sized mussels in a lovely garlicky sauce. The beer was also nice. The cost was 43 euro which I was quite happy with. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare drron29 Posted May 14, 2023 Author #956 Share Posted May 14, 2023 All I had to do now was walk back to the ship. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare drron29 Posted May 14, 2023 Author #957 Share Posted May 14, 2023 As usual it was Atlantide for dinner. first the day's specials. The wines. For starters Rojaan had the crab meat with watermelon and I had the caviar. Then I had the mezze plate as an intermediate dish. Rojaan had the prawns from the main menu and I had the roasted duck breast. Rojaan then had the raspberry delight whilst I had the bitter orange frozen yoghurt which is very nice. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare drron29 Posted May 14, 2023 Author #958 Share Posted May 14, 2023 Finally the lights of Trieste as we departed. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Luxury Posted May 14, 2023 #959 Share Posted May 14, 2023 12 minutes ago, drron29 said: As usual it was Atlantide for dinner. first the day's specials. The wines. For starters Rojaan had the crab meat with watermelon and I had the caviar. Then I had the mezze plate as an intermediate dish. Rojaan had the prawns from the main menu and I had the roasted duck breast. Rojaan then had the raspberry delight whilst I had the bitter orange frozen yoghurt which is very nice. Food looking very good there. I found Atlantide to be the most consistent food with the greatest selection,the best Sommelier and waiter service. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare drron29 Posted May 14, 2023 Author #960 Share Posted May 14, 2023 Wednesday and we arrive in a miserable,cold,wet and windy Fusina. Truly a place we would like to avoid. Here are some of it's delights. But you do get to see Venice through the haze. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare drron29 Posted May 14, 2023 Author #961 Share Posted May 14, 2023 Despite the weather we decided both to explore the transit excursion The Elegant City of Padua. Again it is quite a drive to get out of the Port area. As well the rain got heavier so taking pictures from the bus was impossible. This was the result when things seemed to improve. Off the bus so I could use the camera from the safety of my umbrella though it sometimes gete crashed the picture. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare drron29 Posted May 14, 2023 Author #962 Share Posted May 14, 2023 The one good thing about Padua on this day was the fact that there are a lot of porticos for shelter. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare drron29 Posted May 14, 2023 Author #963 Share Posted May 14, 2023 The tour started off badly. There were meant to be 2 busses but only 1 could make it. One group was meant to do acity tour first and then go for refreshments the other would have refreshments and then do the city tour. Only 4 people indicated they would like to have refreshments first so it ended up that the front half of the bus would do the city tour first and those of us at the back would go and have refreshments first. There was one very unusual fellow that on excursions always remained standing on the bus. He would also show people near him videos on his phone. Unfortunately on this trip he was sitting next to me. But fortunately he also never took no for an nswer so instead of staying with us he just went off with the city tour folk. He also happens to be the secret cigar smoker on board as he lit one up before getting off the bus. When challenged he just laughs and grins. So here we are nearing our walk in the rain to the cafe for refreshments. We pass the market. And arrive at the cafe. We are offered a drink - prosecco, a spritz, coffee or a soft drink. I had the prosecco and fortunately it was drinkable. Given some chips/crisps with that. Then given a plate with 2 small sandwiches -tuna and ham and salad- plus a ham and cheese croissant, a salad roll and a little cheese and tomato tart. Wow what an experience. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare drron29 Posted May 14, 2023 Author #964 Share Posted May 14, 2023 Then we could go on a city tour or have some free time and meet back at the bus. Rojaan wanted to do the tour so off we went. Taken to this historic building. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare drron29 Posted May 14, 2023 Author #965 Share Posted May 14, 2023 Then taken to the University and the building that housed the Medical school and where Galileo lectured from 1492-1510. Distinguished staff were able to put plaques around the building but they kept getting larger and the practice was eventually ceased. The guide displayed a terrible lack of knowledge when it came to Medicine. She claimed the first heart transplant in the world was in Padua 40 years ago and that William Harvey discovered his Theory of Circulation during his time in Padua. Sure he did his medical degree in Padua but his work on Ciculation was done in England because as he was the King's Physician he was able to study the King's deers and discovered the beating heart. Now heading off to the market. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare drron29 Posted May 14, 2023 Author #966 Share Posted May 14, 2023 Not just outside but in the old market building. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare drron29 Posted May 14, 2023 Author #967 Share Posted May 14, 2023 The old market building. Then the Jewish Quarter where the word ghetto originated. The jews had some freedoms but they could not leave the quarter at night. This is a just surviving synagogue. One of the gates on the Jewish quarter was at the end of this street. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare RachelG Posted May 14, 2023 #968 Share Posted May 14, 2023 You showed great restraint. I would have had to challenge the guide on the heart transplant thing. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jpalbny Posted May 14, 2023 #969 Share Posted May 14, 2023 The guide forgot to say, "in Italy," I believe. The first heart transplant in Italy was indeed in Padua, in 1985. Eighteen years after Dr. Barnard did the first ever in the world, in Cape Town, in 1967. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare drron29 Posted May 15, 2023 Author #970 Share Posted May 15, 2023 So off we go heading towards the Pontifical Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua. As a youngster I was more likely to be seen in a shop like this rather than a Basilica. But very close by was the Basilica. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare drron29 Posted May 15, 2023 Author #971 Share Posted May 15, 2023 Another spectacular/ over the top church. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rare drron29 Posted May 15, 2023 Author #973 Share Posted May 15, 2023 People were touching the tube but they were watched. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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