Day 2: Venice

When I told my Italian teacher we would be in Venice on Easter Monday, she said the Italian equivalent of “Ugh.” Annnnnnd, it would be raining. Despite all that we had a great day. A cold and wet day, mind you, but still fun. Venice is beautiful.

We took a gondola ride in the pouring rain. It was…less than ideal. 😖 (The picture is from earlier in the day.)
St Marks Basilica
The grands have figured out who they can take advantage of…
Half way through the day…wet and exhausted. The food at lunch was so amazing that I didn’t get any photos. We just started eating and exclaiming.

After lunch on the island of Murano we watched the 1000+ year old tradition of glass blowing.

Photo credit Cassie Woods
Most people spent money in the showroom.
Lydia was happy to get new earrings.

My favorite part of the day was the small island of Burano. The brightly colored buildings were so pretty.

Day 1: LAX to Venice

I’m very excited about this trip to Italy. I have such a nice group of students, sprinkled with a grandparent and a couple of moms and a dad. The travelers are most excited about, though are my own daughter, son-in-law, and grandchildren. This is the packing list that my nine-year-old granddaughter made without parental help. Isn’t it adorable?

She made a list for her brother, too. The kids are good travelers, Lydia’s been to England, France, Italy, Japan, and Kenya. Pretty good for a nine-year-old, right?

Leaving from Sunnyvale

Leaving from Ventura
The Tom Bradley terminal at LAX is so beautiful. I live wandering around.
24 hours of traveling (our house to the hotel in Venice.)