Venice! This place has been one of my favorite places that we have visited in Italy. I had told the kids before going that we would not be riding one of the gondolas because it would be too expensive. However, because we had a full boat and the gondolas were a set price per boat, it ended up being about the same amount of money if we had ridden the water taxi. This was much more enjoyable! ANd the kids were thrilled!
Such a unique town1
The smaller alleys were our favorites of the ride.
The view walking over one of the bridges. You can walk just about anywhere in the city. There are plenty of sidewalks and bridges.
Love this one!
XJ and the girls. The gondolieri new we were together so he called his friend over to where we were so that our boat rides would be near each other.
Going under the bridge
Out of no where, HUGE raindrops started falling from the sky. Thankfully, it only lasted a minute, but the driver gave us a big shade umbrella to help in the meantime.
The entrance to someone's home or business (I'm sure there is an entrance on the other side of the building on a sidewalk as well)
Next to the university in Venice
Haha! He got tired of all teh girls going in to shop after shop, so he started to wait fro us outside the shops and play a little.
Regan and Yoyo
Katherine and Yoyo
Winter and Regan
Xiao Jun and Hudson
I should have known there was a square in Venice. It was nice to look at, but all of the alleyways throughout Venice were my most favorite, not this section. The streets around this square were packed. THe other streets were not so bad.
We parked the car at a garage and rode a train into Venice.
Katherine's souvenir, Morano glass
Cute little store
I loved all of the random stores along the way.
This bookstore has a section in the back that has a staircase made of used old books. Good picture spot
When you try to get a picture with mom but the wind is too strong and won't stay out of your face
Katherine and Lauren at the books
