It’s cold and rainy in Venice right now but I still couldn’t be more impressed with this city. I’ve never seen anything like it. The water, the bridges, the shopping, the history, the food, all of it is simply unbelievable. After touring the Doge’s Palace I’m now fascinated and awe inspired by Venetian culture and history. St. Mark’s square is breathtaking and the city is just oozing with interesting buildings, shops and people.
Here’s a few shots from our last 2 days.
Scenery leaving Rome
Mom fell asleep almost immediately.
I stayed up and kept snapping.
Snow as we climbed the Apennine Mountains!
You can’t get this kind of food at American rest stops. That’s for sure!
My eyes just wouldn’t stay open any longer. (Taken by our new friend Ros)
Yahoo!!
Mainland Venice was much more industrial than I expected. Reminded me of Baltimore.
Our view coming in on the water taxi.
Our hotel has the coolest keys!
View from the Gondola ride.
Mom was LOVING it!
St. Mark’s Square
The glass blowing demonstration was amazing!
It was raining but we were still having a blast.
The gondolas were “grounded” due to rising water levels. So glad we got our ride in!
We enjoyed our tour of Doge’s Castle.
The view from the Bridge of Sighs. (Last view saw before going to prison, hence the name)
Water just kept rising!
We went to Barona (a Venice Island) for dinner.
Part of our crazy tour group. Love them all!
STILL RAIING! But still awesomesauce. :)
TOTALLY fell in love with this hat!
Tomorrow we head out for Florence! We are expected more rain and some snow tomorrow but I hear Friday is suppose to be beautiful! Stay tuned for more pics. :)
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January 16, 2013Venice was my favorite when I went to Italy :-)
KCLAnderson (Karen)
January 16, 2013I love seeing the pure happiness in your mom's eyes. Venice is amazing!
Patty
January 16, 2013Love love love the pics. Especially the one of you both asleep. Priceless.
Casey Willett.
January 16, 2013You'll get your work-out in tomorrow when you climb the stairs at the church in Florence!!! Woo hoo! Love your posts!
Tina
January 18, 2013roni i can not WAIT for you to sit down and digest this trip with us! :) please give us your review on doing the guided tour thing. also curious about when you visited places at night was that your only chance to see them or could you go back during the day?? i was stalking the travel blog from your other sites but now that you're so WORLDLY i just had to follow! lol :) thanks for sharing pics!!
GretchenP
January 18, 2013Your videos of running are so awesome!!! Enjoy Florence!!
Tina
January 18, 2013The Appennine Mountains are stunning! I would love to climb those mountains! I love all the incredible architecture, the colorful buildings, and the gondolas! Take pictures of the frescos, please! We don't have artists like these in the U.S.A.! Ciao bella!
Nancy Mihalich
July 22, 2013Nice blog here! Also your web site loads up fast! What host are you using? Can I get your affiliate link to your host? I wish my site loaded up as quickly as yours lol
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