On Saturday, we went to Venice {the second time I went this week}. We are so grateful that we live less than an hour from a place where people travel thousands of miles to vacation! We needed to buy Aaron a hat for Halloween and we wanted to walk around the canals just for fun. Our good friends Matt and Kelsey went with us too, so we had a great time!
The beautiful view from the glass bridge we crossed over.
We were pretty hungry when we got there, so we grabbed a small bite to eat at one of the cafe's. I got a 3 pack of mini pastries for Connor and I to share, but obviously it wasn't enough for us both {I don't know what I was thinking}. So then Aaron got him a blueberry muffin, and he ate every single crumb! Well, almost.
After breakfast, we started walking around the beautiful city. None of us had anywhere specific that we needed to go, so we just walked. We took Connor's umbrella stroller this time, instead of the Boba, and it was MUCH easier! There were a ton of bridges to carry it over, but totally worth it.
I love all the details and flowers on the buildings.
Pasta anyone?
Enjoying a beautiful Saturday with these cuties.
Fresh veggies at the market.
Thinking really hard about something.
The dads walking with their boys.
He loves stickers! Thanks grandma.
It was really busy in certain areas.
Cute little dog that got our attention.
Rialto Bridge.
View of the Grand Canal from the Rialto Bridge
Thankful that Matt helped carry the stroller over that big and very bridge!
All that walking and carrying the stroller over bridges made us work up an appetite. We found a restaurant on the Grand Canal that looked pretty good, so we stopped.
View from our table.
Seagull that kept flying around us {left} and the boys {right}.
All of our food.
Connor had been really good the entire morning, until lunch. He was tired of sitting in his stroller, so we took turns walking around with him. He liked being close to the water. He tried climbing in and lost a shoe in the process... silly boy. The waitress put it on the windowsill in hopes that it would dry by the time we finished eating.
Watching the fish.
Of course we had to eat gelato after lunch.
While we were walking and eating our dessert, we stumbled upon a fish pedicure salon. I was so excited when I saw it because I had wanted to get one ever since I saw it on TV. I convinced Kelsey to do it with me, so the guys took the boys so we didn't have to worry about them. First we washed our feet with soap and water. Then we put on these plastic booties and walked to our seat. Once the lady started our 10 minute timer, we put our feet into the water and the fish started doing their thing. It tickled and felt weird, but it wasn't unbearable.
Fish pedicure: Check!
My feet felt smooth after.
Kelsey, Matt, and precious Holden!
After spending about 6 hours in Venice, we were ready to go home. We got off the beaten path and found our way to the parking garage by taking less busy streets. It was exactly what I wanted to do while we were exploring.
View from the parking garage.
Our entertainment on the way home.
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