Venice

Well Venice was one for the books! On Thursday we checked in and then started to wonder through the city. We were in awe of the city's beauty the moment we stepped off the bus and it only grew as we explored deeper into the island. The dimly lit walk ways, tiny shops, Venetian restaurants, and gelato shops made for an unforgettable evening! As we meandered through the streets we stumbled upon a tiny wine shop with bottled wine from the area, as well as, wine in wooden barrels from local wineries. We were able to fill our own bottle for €2.20! Needless to say we made a few more stops at that shop before our trip was finished! We finished our evening with a stroll along the Grand Canal with a very refreshing cup of gelato! 

The next day we were up bright and early eager to get back to the island! It was sunny and 55 degrees we couldn't ask for much more! We walked through the streets and over the bridges and finally found San Marco Square. The pictures do not do it justice. It was so large and beautiful and architecture made for a very pleasant view. We decided to take a little break and take in the scenery. As we were people watching we notice a boy and his girlfriend with a slice of pizza and completely out of no where a sea gull flew down and snatched the pizza right out of her hand! And instantly a flock of birds surrounded her. As we sat there dying laughing we actually did feel bad for her but it was way too funny! We finished our day sharing a calzone and then sitting in a park watching some young kids play soccer or futbol I guess. 😉

On Saturday the temp almost reached 60 and it was completely sunny. We sat along the Grand Canal and listened to a gentleman with his bird play some sort of guitar. It was a perfect day to relax and soak up the sunshine. Venice is the perfect city to just sit and relax while taking in the beautiful scenery. It's so crazy to think about how old most of the buildings are and how they are still so well preserved. Each small turn and twist brought you to a new amazing sight. The doors, the flower boxes, the colors of the building were so beautiful it's hard to put into words. At sunset we took a gondola ride through the Grand Canal and through many canals that were not accessible by walking. We felt like we were in a secret area of Venice that not many got to see.  This will definitely cherish our time in Venice, it was by far the most breathtaking city we have ever been too. We look forward to the opportunity to return! 

Ciao,

Tom and Lo


For more pictures we created a slide show at the very bottom of the blog. I believe you need to click it to get it to start! I am almost positive it will work this time!