(sorry for typos on travel blogs-no time to edit or post properly but want to capture all the memories!!!)
With the jet lag and little sleep as of yet, I am not sure if this is day or night right now…but I know we all had a great day (or night!).
Very short blog as we are all super tired but we had a great, uneventful trip here and a wonderful and relaxing day and evening together in Venice.
Two flights and an hour and a half water taxi made for a very loooong day. Surprisingly my Guy had way more energy than Ior Bear did. Bear and I snuck in a 1.5 hr. nap as we got here at the hotel before a long stroll and lunch and drinks out in the old city.I am not sure what Hubby did, but sure it involved a nice cold beer.
Lots of taste testing gelatos, Caprese sandwiches, soda lemone, St MarkSquare, St Mark Basilica, two new suitcases since both of ours broke on the plane, a big visit to the Italian babar who spoke no English, calamari, pasta with basil, beef Carpaccio, and miles of walking through the beautiful streets of Venice…we are tired and going to bed!
It is amazing being here with Bear the three of us. I remember this feeling in Paris with Chase and can’t wait to go somewhere with Beauty in 2 yrs. It’s a wonderful opportunity to bond with our boy, and to do what he likes to do and see what he likes to see.
And thankfully for us he is very much just like us. He has no problem on vacation having no plan (different than real life eh?), strolling around and taste testing everything we see. Not a big shopper (neither are we) we enjoy the sights and sit on terraces at the end of the day for drinks and chips. He is a delight and can’t wait for the cruise tomorrow.
And I love this age..I love that this is the age we get to travel with them each alone. Not yet a teenager and no longer a little kid-I wish I could freeze these moments in time. Holding hands on the boardwalk, cuddling on the plane, each picture Bear grabbing us and pulling us closer. It’s a wonderful age to go away together and makes perfect sense for us. We have learnt more about him and his life today than in the last year-perfect before the world of high school begins to get in his head a bit.
Tomorrow likely a boatride of the canals, follow by a glass blowing tour, lunch on a terrace and then on board to our ship we go!
Tonight twin beds, standard European showers with drippy water, and a very small but charming room. I love the taste and flavor of Europe-I love it all. We have honestly considered if we should not pack up our family for a year and move here to Italy. Won’t happen..but nice to dream.
Goodnight! My two boys are already asleep and I am going to now join them. It's so quiet just the three of us (minues the snoring). Great way to travel and see the world.
PS-stay tuned for pictures posted on all of these blogs mid-week. For now we will write when we can and post pictures later in the week.
