Sunday, July 11, 2010

Venice - Day 1.5 Recap

We only had another half day at Venice...something we will certainly change the next time we come back. What an amazing city. Anywho, we worked our way through the fish and fruit markets that were in the many little Piazzas and markets and got to the Basilica di San Marco. Unreal! When you think about the size of the church itself and the detail of everything in it, you had to sit down and just shake your head. We were in the Basilica for almost two hours touring, overlooking the Piazza below, and overlooking the Grande Canal. What a moment.

After that, we had to catch a train for our next stop - Florence. Unfortunately, we got lost on the way back to the hotel. WAY LOST! OFF THE MAP LOST!! After thirty minutes of trying to find the right streets and bridges to cross, we made it back in time to get our luggage and get to the train station. We loaded up and got a few zzzzz's in on the two hour train ride and stated preparing for our next adventure.

Ciao.

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Venice - Day 1 Recap!!

What an awesome day! Didn't sleep much on the plane and only managed thirty minutes after we got here but wanted to get out and about. We ended up heading to Rialto which was an amazing view of the Grand Canal and all that happens on it. It was pretty neat seeing all the little shops too. Then we headed to buy some train tickets for the next day (lesson learned from last year!) and headed for an island visit. We landed on a small island called Burano which was AMAZING! If I could pick a place to live before I passed away, Burano might be it. So quaint, so simple, so beautiful. Finally we headed to San Marco's Plaza which was jumping. We went to the world famous Harry's Bar and got completely ripped off, but ended up seeing Ozzy walk into the bar just as we were leaving! Unbelievable. After some great night pictures at the Rialto Bridge, we headed back to sleep and get ready for a busy second day!

BUONO SERA!

Monday, July 5, 2010

Off to Italy

So i am sitting in the airport waiting to leave. Boring!! Can't wait to get going. Itinerary includes Venice, Florence, and Rome. Let us on the plane!

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