Once again, we took the "long route" (20 minutes longer)on our travel day which afforded us some incredible views of the Dolomites and an opportunity to see the lifts we rode and the ski resorts from a different vantage point. Thanks to Marshall for taking on the task of very active mountain driving on a stick shift. I had a "family road trip" play list on Spotify which ended up being a great choice for the drive.
We made a pit stop to organize our bags and grab some food before hitting the toll road into Venice. Not surprisingly, arriving at our Airbnb was not quick, but I'm so glad we left our big roller bags in the car and could more easily walk the path to our spot.
We did take a gondola across the grand canal for 8 euro which made me smile. We freshened up before heading out to walk around - St. Mark's Square, a stop for cichetti and Select Spritz (2x) and a walk across Rialto Bridge.
The restaurant did not have our reservation, but got us a table outside and it was perfect. We even did cherries and pits - which only got me a little teary eyed. 🥺
They boys all entertained me with a ride on the vaparetto at night down the Grand Canal - it was perfect. We then walked back to our spot and Marshall was kind enough to walk to St. Mark's Square (5 min from our place) to just have one last Venice experience at night. Pretty crazy how quiet these places get at night and what a different experience it provides.
Our travel home started at 6:45 am on Monday with a nice walk through Venice during sunrise with all the workers heading to work. It was the only good part of our very long travel day.
I will say that this was a wonderful trip and I am thankful for time with these three humans making some wonderful memories. I was a bit worried about stuffing too much in, but it was incredible to have had so many unique experiences together. I also know how fortunate I have been to be able to have these experiences - I hope I have instilled this in our boys as well.
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| Last gelato |
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| Morning walk |
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| Sunrise on the last day |
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| St. Mark's at night |
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| From the vaparetto ride |
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| Select Spritz |
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| Outside our Airbnb |
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| On a gondola! |
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| So pretty |
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| At the top! |
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| So stunning |
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| Our hotel |
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