The place was in a perfect location, near St Marks yet tucked away from the crowd. On that subject until the cruise ships leave port and never return I will not return to Venice!.. This is my second visit to Venice and the crowds of obnoxious mass cruise ship tours this time around made me want to flee the island (5 years ago Venice was a quieter more civilized place).
However in the privacy of Elisabetta Maria's place viewing gondolas slip past our window, while enjoying a private meal it seemed like the 'old' Venice I had remembered.