Today we visited Venice! We arrived at this island city after a short bus ride and stopped for breakfast - cannoli and caffe macchiato. Yum! We have decided that a very small little cup of very strong espresso coffee is perfect. You get all the caffeine you need but have very little liquid to slow you down - if you get my drift. We made our way toward the center of the city, stopping at three or four churches along the way. Each church was filled with art and unbelievable woodwork and sculpture. One church we wanted to see was Frari Church. However, guards at the door turned us away because there was a wedding in progress. That was one wedding I really wanted to crash. But we just moved on because there is always more to see than you can possibly absorb. At St. John the Evangelist Church and School, I stopped to listen in to a college professor quiz his students on the scene carved in stone on the side of the building. It depicted the an old man standing before small children in hooded robes. The professor explained that the man was John and he was teaching the children of the school. I imagined that I might learn more if I would read the Bible as if the writers were my teachers - because I think we always learn best from people - not books.
We rode in Vaporettos - shuttle boats - up and down the Grand Canal. We rode to the island of Murano and saw the glass-blowing furnaces and browsed dozens of shops filled with beautifully designed glass items.
We visited Piazza San Marco. We stood on the Rialto Bridge at sunset. We wandered through more churches and strolled along centuries old streets and watched the gondoliers expertly maneuver their gondolas, just trying to take it all in. We commented that it was like walking through a fairy tale. When we got back to Piazzale Roma to catch the bus back to the mainland, we felt like we were leaving Disney World at the end of a magical day.
We are living out a dream! Thanks for traveling with us!
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