Monday Evening Pub Crawl

Monday evening, we went on a guided "pub crawl" - at least that was what it was called although I wouldn't call the bars we visited pubs exactly - in costume.  There were four stops and in each one we had a glass of wine. The tour was supposed to be in costume although some people were in street clothes.  Some of the costumes, however, were fantastic and it was a rather large group.  We started not far from the university area and the Accademia bridge with a glass of Prosecco which was served with prosciutto on bread.  One in the group took a picture of those of us in costume outside that "pub".

The Pub Crawl Group outside our first pub

 

Inside the first pub

At our next stop, we had white wine which was again served with some finger food; the third stop which took about 15 minutes to walk to including through what had been the "red light" (Carampane) district in Venice was spent drinking a glass of red wine standing in an alley.  The photo below is of a very famous and highly recommended restaurant.  I think the guide said it translates as "Old Prostitute" but I am not totally sure about that!

 

 The final stop was actually at an Irish pub - yes, there is one in Venice or at least that is what it is called.  I couldn't see anything particularly Irish about it.  There we were served an Aperol Spritz which became one of my favourite drinks when I was in Italy last year.  By then, we had chatted to a number of people in the group including 4 Americans who were United flight attendants and two sisters from the Black Country near Birmingham.  They were a ton of fun and they joined us afterwards for dinner at a pizzeria.  Those Brummies sure know how to have a good time!