Trips, Pics, and Tales

After our day of touring, we were all pretty wiped out and hot and sweaty. We went back to the hotel to rest up a bit before dinner. Keith, me, mimi and grandpop took our last bottle of wine we had from Rome (yes, we still had one left!) and went out to the courtyard of our hotel and had a little happy hour! It was a great way to relax and enjoy the calmness! The courtyard here at the Al Ponte Mocenigo was so quiet and charming!  It was a lovely way to spend some time!  The kids were up in the room - free Wifi called to them! We then walked to another recommended restaurant from our hotel. It was just a short walk and again – you guessed it, pizza and pasta! It was very good.  One of the things that we loved the most was that pretty much everywhere we went, we got to eat outside.  It seemed everywhere in Europe, there was outdoor dining.   After dinner, I really wanted to go to Piazza San Marco at night to get some pictures and Alex wanted som...

We arrived at the Venezia St Lucia train station, got our luggage and met my parents off the train. We were anxious to see what Venice would be like! We had prebooked a water taxi to take us to our hotel. The Al Ponte Mocenigo. We are staying here for two nights, which gives us this afternoon and one full day to take in this city. Not a lot of time, but we’ve gotten used to making the most of what time we do have. This is the first we’re really on our own though in a city we haven’t been to. How would we handle it? We walked outside the train station and even though I’d seen pictures, for me, nothing could really prepare me for “Venice” until I set foot on the island. I immediately had that magical feeling! In case you didn’t notice, traveling is in my blood! The water, the sounds of the water taxis and the gondoliers. The tourists. It was all just what it was supposed to be. And we were only there for 5 minutes!  Here we go - I just had to say it...I'll say it again many times thi...