Our time in Verona ended as we rolled out of town on a train
towards Venice. The girls had been super excited about Venice for days and when
we arrived and they saw the Grand Canal for the first time I can only imagine
what was running through their young brains. Could they comprehend the
impressiveness and grandeur of what they were seeing? We took a vaporetto up
the Grand Canal where our host met us, walked us to our apartment and checked
us in. Then we were off for adventure-first stop was lunch. Our waiter was
very keen and knew what we wanted before we ordered-cheese pizza for the girls,
pizza and salad for us, still water-chilled. I think he had seen an American
family or two before.
We double backed to our room for Reese’s wallet because both
girls had already seen dozens of must-have items in the handful of shops we
passed on our walk to lunch. We encouraged the girls not to spend all their
money in the first few hours we were in Venice as we had a lot to see and experience.
Our choice to get on a vaporetto and cross the water to Giudecca and then to
San Giorgio Maggiore helped us separate from all the street vendor shops and
enjoy magnificent views back towards Venice. The best views came from atop the
tower at the Church of San Giorgio Maggiore. We had 360 degree views and could
truly take in a lot of the splendor of this amazing city. All four of us braved
our way to the top and took in the views from this high (over 200 ft) vantage
point!
We spent the rest of the evening walking and exploring
Venice. Reese’s main struggle for the day was being on top of water that she
couldn’t even touch and Kendall’s was the lack of true toys stores amongst all
the vendors. Robert worked hard to get the girls to stop and look around a
little bit and one of Kelsy’s highlights was a trip to the Paolo Venini art
exhibit displaying his glass art work. With beautiful weather, small crowds and
mostly energized kids, the day was great. Praying day two is just as good.
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