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Old Jul 22, 2009, 9:38 pm
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Originally Posted by obscure2k
Thanksgiving Day at Harry's Bar in Venice is always a big deal for many local affluent Venetians. I have enjoyed Thanksgiving dinner for several years at Harry's and it is a very traditional Thanksgiving feast, albeit, a lot better than my mother served. Always surprised to see the restaurant filled with mostly Venetians, looking for that great turkey dinner. Very few Americans. Then again, there aren't many American tourists in Venice in late November.
I was in VCE a couple years ago Thanksgiving and they seemed surprised we (Americans) would come on Thanksgiving Day. It was mainly Italian families, who were very friendly and treated us as their Thanksgiving mascots ^
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