Goodbye Venice

Goodbye Venice

One of the best things about Venice was our wanderings. We would literally head out from the hotel with one person taking the lead, and making random decisions about direction whenever coming to an intersection.  Yes! – we did re-trace our footsteps many times...
Our Gondola ride

Our Gondola ride

Gondolas are fun, little, black, slim boats that rock and tilt. People on the street draw you in for ride. A ride can cost a lot of money if you don’t negotiate a price. Gondoliers still ferry visitors along Venetian waters, as they have for a very long time.  The...
Glass Blowing, Lace and an Old Church

Glass Blowing, Lace and an Old Church

Today was a day for exploration. We got up early for another wander on San Marco and to find breakfast.  We found a really nice bakery (so nice that we went back the next day too), and then headed back to our room to get ready for a ferry boat tour.  Everyone knows...
Venice – Here we come

Venice – Here we come

Travelling days usually see us as hot, sticky messes as we heave our bags through ever increasing levels of security checkpoint, battle pre-Christmas crowds and dodge the poor weather.  Although today still had us heading out into rain, we did have a late checkout and...
Making Pizza and Gelato in Florence

Making Pizza and Gelato in Florence

Megan loves playing with new social media and content tools.  Here is one example of the fun she has trying different ways to present our photos. This video was created using the Clips app on her phone.  She has even created her own Youtube channel! It has a few more...
Leather, Pizza and Gelato

Leather, Pizza and Gelato

Today was originally going to be a day of museums and churches, but due to our exceptional good luck on our first day with short lines and quick access, we had knocked off the main places we wanted to visit.  Instead, today became a chill out day.  A day to wander the...