May 6, 2005

Fine Dining in Venice

Category: Adventures Abroad
P4290820_harry_bar_window.jpgSince 1929, Harry's Bar has been a popular watering hole and elegant eatery for writers, artists, celebrities, and aristocrats. It's most famous patron was Hemingway. Now while I don't consider myself a great fan of "Papa" and I'm not exactly known for my exotic palette, I'd say I was both interested and excited at the prospect of eating at one Venice's swankier restaurants that had a literary legacy. What I did not realize was just how much I would pay for the experience, fiscally and physically.
 
The average meal at Harry's consists of an appetizer, a first course, a main course, and a dessert. I chose the Minestrone Soup which was amazing, especially considering it cost 19 euro (which is about $24 US given that 1 euro was about $1.30 US during our trip). I skipped the first course and selected a main course, the Sole Calabresi, which was 57 euro ($74 US). Total, the meal cost me the 85 euro I had in my wallet, and I had to borrow a few dollars from the other members of our group. It was embarrassing, but they were very generous.

Here's a picture of our group of fine diners outside the entrance of Harry's following our meal:

[image: Group at Harry's Bar entrance, Venice]
(Left to right: Tom, Barbara, Beth, Dakota, Jill, and me)

Unfortunately, shortly after leaving the restaurant and this divine meal, I experienced severe digestive distress and ended up spending the better half of the night ill, much like this photo of Hemingway:hemingway_recovers_from_harrys.gif
Posted by alan at May 6, 2005 12:01 AM
Comments

Ah, i was wondering if you'd get to this one. How cool are you! Lucky lucky lucky. I'm jealous!

Posted by: Snow White at May 6, 2005 8:08 AM

I am happy that you enjoyed your trip and had the opportunity to experience Harry's Bar. One thing is for sure, you have some wonderful experiences to share. Thanks for sharing.

Monique

Posted by: Monique at May 7, 2005 6:34 PM