Thursday, July 6, 2023

Summer 2023 Vacation - ITALY part 1, Venice

This year, we decided to go to Italy for vacation and it did not disappoint.  Both you and Bradley loved it and definitely want to go back.  We went for a full 8 days and visited Venice, Florence and Rome.  Things you loved:

-Boat transportation in Venice

-Burano

-Clams!

-Tiramisu

-Tortellini

-Vespa ride in Rome

-Golf cart tour

-Time with family 

We arrived on Saturday at our Airbnb, took a short nap and had our first dinner at Muro.  You really like clams linguine and mussels.  We also tried pork ragu, gnocchi, pizza, duck ragu and gelato at Amorino (your fav gelato place).  The next day, we went to Burano which was beautiful.  We walked aroudn and had lunch - fried shrimp, grilled turbot and seabream as well as the freshest mussels, razor clams, clams and soft shell crabs.  This was your fav meal of the trip. Then, back at Venice, we walked around and got dinner at Trattoria de Gallettine (more mussels, clams and linguine) followed by a gondola ride and some more gelato.  

On Monday, we visited Doge's palace, St Marks Square and climbed the Clock tower.  We also made some face masks at Camarana which was so much fun! Pre game dinner was fried seafood and tiramisu.  Dinner was pretty uneventful at Pietro Rossa.  

pit stop in Paris for LaDuree


Smooth sailing - always a great traveler 

Water taxi 

Views from our water taxi


So cool 

We also learned how buildings are built on top of water 

 

Rialto bridge

Road where we stayed, 1 min from Rialto bridge, it was great!

First dinner, you love mussels and clams!

Your first dinner of clams linguine

Ferry to Burano 

 

Burano


Gelato in Burano

Very pretty color homes


Homes had matching flowers

Fried squid 

Loving your lunch in Burano - fried shrimp and squid

Back off the mussels and clams, all Ben's!

glass from Murano... in Burano


Best gelato ever

Gaming with Anthony

View from dinner

Dinner 2 - mussels and clams

A fan of tiramisu!

romantic gondola ride after dinner 



Being silly 



a beautiful evening


Concentrating

Doge's palace 


Old jail 


New jail 



weapons!



being silly 




The staircase in the clocktower


mask making!


Taking a break



Great job!!


Fried seafood - yum!

 


Pietro Rossa - meh


Train ride to Florence


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