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Huzzah! We found the kosher meat restaurant! On our last day in Venice, we mixed up the religious historical site visits to include the kosher restaurant and synagogues. We had lunch at Gam Gam, the kosher meat restaurant in the Jewish ghetto. It is very easy to find, almost directly across from the water taxi stop. This is the menu: Everything was DELICIOUS, fresh, well-priced and the portions were generous! I had the chummus with meat as an appetizer with the accompanying fresh pita bread. The table shared the Israeli platter which consisted of about 12 different salads and dips. Tagliatelle with Mushrooms  Salmon Pasta Couscous with Meatballs Me with my meat and wine! Tagliatelle with Meat Sauce The flipside of our menus had a map of the wine regions of Italy. Chicken soup with matzo ball! Fresh pita The house red - Bartenura Umbria. (If anyone wants to send me a bottle or 3, I'd accept them with empty glasses!) The Jewish ghe...

Here are some photos from our apartment in Venice, a first-floor, all-inclusive living space with a kitchen, bathroom, and enough beds for everyone. Some fun-colored vegetables at a stand on one of the streets: Below, Italian raddichio: It was a little chilly and wet that evening so we bought hot sangria or hot cider to keep us warm while we explored. There are no open container laws in Europe, so we were able to walk around with cups of alcohol. It was delicious! Then we were still hungry, so we bought a salmon pizza: It wasn't as bad as it sounds! In the morning, we frequented this one coffee shop around the corner from our apartment. Everyone got coffee, espresso, cappuccino, or tea, and a pastry. This was my breakfast one day: a black tea and a zabaione pastry, which is a dough fritter filled with Marsala-wine pastry cream. A few scenes from walking around the canal city: A bit of street art: We discovered the fish market! But, alas, ...