Venice

Nate and I were in Venice about 10.5 years ago (during the winter). We remember it being an amazing, magical place, that was beautiful and so quite (with no car traffic). On our most recent visit, we were not quite as impressed, but probably because we had to deal with the summer tourist season crowds. It was so crowded that it was difficult to enjoy ourselves. We decided not to visit basilicas or museums since we had seen them before and we had Addison with us. (Caden choose to stay at the kids club on the boat again; we wanted him to come along to experience Venice, but knew that bringing along an unwilling participant would have made for not the most pleasant experience). We still believe that it is an incredible place to visit, but if you can, try not to go during peak tourist season.

view from the boat

St Mark's Campanile

St Mark's Basilica

Addison chasing pigeons in the Piazza San Marco

Rialto Bridgeon the Grand Canal

Canals with the ever famous gondolas

Shops on the Rialto Bridge