We had a wonderful visit with Aaron's dad and his wife a couple weekends ago when they came to visit us. Aaron just happened to have a four day weekend, so he was off the entire time they were here. It worked out perfectly! The first day {9/18} was pretty relaxed. We signed them in on base and then ate dinner at a local restaurant. We were a little bummed that our favorite pizzeria was closed, but made the best of it and tried some place new.
We went to sleep right after dinner because we had to wake up early the next morning {9/19} to go to Venice. After talking to a few people, we decided that taking the free shuttle that runs from post to the airport would be the best way to get us there. We got on the bus at 7 am and were ready to see what Venice had in store for us :)
Once we arrived in Venice {8:10}, we bought our water bus tickets and hopped on a boat. I'm pretty sure Connor pointed at every single bird that he saw a long the way... and there were A LOT!
We accidentally got off at the wrong stop, but it worked out in our favor and was a lot of fun. We were able to "get lost" and find our way to Piazza San Marco on our own.
This beautiful flower stand was one of the first things we saw when we got off the boat.
Connor was already tired by this time, but wouldn't fall asleep.
The first shop we went into sold all kinds of light fixtures.
More flowers.
Fresh seafood.
I wish we had a rooftop garden.
Santa Maria dei Miracoli.
I can't remember what they were all looking at, but it must have been interesting.
People taking Gondola rides through the canals.
As we were walking, we saw a bar {coffee shop that serves light meals} with some sandwiches in the window. Aaron hinted that he was getting hungry, so we stopped for a very early lunch {it was only 10:30}.
Connor liked when pappy put lemon juice on his paci.
I drank a cappuccino and shared a sandwich with Carol, Aaron had some type of roll up, and pappy had a pizza.
It was delish!
After lunch, we continued on our way to find Piazza San Marco. There were several shops along the way, but of course the one that smelled like leather and sold purses caught me eye!
I got one of these purses in gray.
Walking with daddy.
Named after me? {minus the I.}
One side of the Grand Canal.
The other side.
The view of the clock tower as you are walking into the Piazza.
St. Mark's clock tower.
St. Mark's Campanile {bell tower}.
Basilica di San Marco.
We really wanted to go inside the church, so we waited in line for about 15 minutes. I am so glad we did because it was beautiful inside.
Connor woke up while we were in the church and started to get fidgety from being in the carrier for so long. Once we went back outside, we let him run around to get some of his energy out. He had so much fun chasing the birds.
There were some food scraps on the ground, so we fed them to the pigeons like everyone else was.
Doge's Palace
There were so many gondola's in this area.
Waiting "patiently" for our water bus.
Our final stop for the day was Murano. This small island is known for its glass making. It was so quiet compared to Venice.
Muranos Grand Canal.
One of the main reasons we went to Murano was to see glassmakers blow glass. We were lucky enough to find a really nice store where they invited us to watch:
It probably helped that Carol bought some pricey glasses from them for her mom ;) It was really hot in the warehouse, but definitely my favorite part of the day!
After we watched the glass makers, we were pretty hungry so we grabbed an early dinner at a restaurant on the canal.
Once again, the food was really good!
Connor started getting antsy, so Pappy took him to the park while we finished eating. After we were done, we met him there.
We took a water bus to the airport shortly after. We were all pretty tired by this point and ready to be home.
Captain Connor!
Peeking out the window at the front of the boat.
By the time the shuttle got to the airport {6:20}, Connor was exhausted. He fought his sleep for a little while, then finally gave in!
I think it's safe to say we had a wonderful time in Venice!
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