Padova

Giotto's wonderful surrealist (only 800 years before) and weird biblical references seemed so fresh and alive after recent restoration.....well ongoing if the scaffold means anything.. The museum attached had some very fine Veronese huge things with beheadings and silent horses and glorious amazement. Wonderful over the top exaggerated  stuff and as always worth the 2 hour wait via timed ticket and the 18 euros for Sheila.....the ICOM card is saving us a small fortune.
The sisters of beleville ran the 2star albergo just behind the train station accessed via the pee smelling bicycle path filled with vomitous residues....and cooked us cake fresh for prima collazione...cheery old ducks with a good sense of humour despite the varying levels of comprehension as our Aussie accents prove inscrutable,
At 60euros a night they prove our hostesses for two nights as tomorrow we shall be wading through Venetian treasures.
Spanish (not) pizza dinner was lovely after a brief walk through Padova's Bulgari infested walking streets. The chef was friendly and shook our hands as we left praising a very light and well cooked meal.

Tomorrow train to Venezia...