Venice Day 3

Libby's first expense of the trip - bandages and antiseptic for those lanced blisters - a mere £13! Ouch (in every sense).
Off by 9.30 to the Rialto Market, just fab! Full of local colour, fresh produce, Charles did about 16 clips of the fish alone (will we find a slot for them in any of the proposed films?!). Different varieties of aubergines, wonderful spotted beans, courgette flowers, fresh spring garlic (couldn't resist so smelly bags back to the UK), artichoke hearts ready sliced, herbs, really ugly tomatoes (the sort FB would have loved), tall slim sparrow grass, each peach, pear, plum. We could have spent hours there but had to return to the grindstone.
This involved views of the Rialto Bridge from both sides (Rigby and FB), Mike's logo (again), and Palazzos Dolfin-Manin and Camerlenghi (FB). Same problem in the crowds with people standing right in front of the camera lens, but then Charles did exactly the same to a charming young American lady trying to take a photo of some graffiti. Back to hotel about 1pm to dump stuff, put batteries on charge. Lunch at the obligatory tappas (Tappa Obligatoria), not as good as yesterday, then back to work.
This afternoon deepest darkest Cannaregio, slightly out of the tourist beat which made it even lovelier. First stop opposite San Stae (Piper), then lots of photo opportunities in the Campo de la Maddelena, then back to the waterfront opposite Ca' Pesaro (Piper). Unfortunately a passing wave drenched Charles' clogs and socks (yes, you heard me) and he wimped about it for the remainder of the afternoon. Since it was only 4pm we decided to then tackle some more squares in San Marco, so the vaporetto to Sant' Angelo and a walk to Palazzo Pesaro (Piper), rather a drab looking building and narrow canal from which to film. Next stop Santa Maria del Giglio to film the gem Ca' Dario (Piper) and the Salute (FB). Walked inland to the Baroque church (Piper) and from there to La Fenice (Rigby) where Libby rather enjoyed people watching. Onwards to San Moise (Piper) which had a real buzz about it, a wedding party crossing the square, gondoliers merrily chatting and trying to get trade, others slipping through the water with their gondolas and precious loads of tourists supping champagne. £90 an hour to hire a gondola apparently - we judiciously decided against - and anyway only tourists do that!
Returned to hotel about 7pm and watched some footage whilst supping the flagon wine. Ca d'Oro a fun place for a meal and good value, very popular, not only diners but others spilling into the street sampling cicheti. Two very pleasant young Canadian chaps sitting next to us. Great excitement of the evening when a fire brigade launch sped down the Grand Canal, sirens blaring, lights flashing, creating a huge wash. Good job Charles wasn't standing on the water's edge - there'd have been more than soaked clogs!