"Prego"

Woke up this morning to the sound of bells ringing again... this time they didn't stop for a LONG time. Not quite sure why they needed to ring the bells 60 times at 7:00am in the morning but I guess they must have had a reason. Just found out what "Prego" means. I asked the woman behind the desk at the hotel who could speak very good English and she told me that the word means "you're welcome" or "how can I help you". So I made a complete fool out of myself the other day when I walked into a shop and the man behind the counter said "prego" and I replied with the same (thinking it was another way to say hello). I basically asked the shopkeeper how I could help him. oops.

Enjoyed another coffee at the same shop I went to yesterday. The coffee there is good. The best I have ever had in fact! The shop is called Caffe Costarica and is in the Cannaregio part of Venice. The shop itself is an interesting experience as it's very old and only seems to attract local coffee drinkers which makes for an authentic caffeine pit stop. Ali hates coffee but seems to love taking pictures of me and the locals inside drinking.

We both made a rather nice purchase this morning at a small glass shop near the hotel where I bought a beautiful Venezia Murano (Venice hand blown glass) bowl. Ali also bought a large plate and we had them shipped together to save costs.