Sunday, January 8, 2017

Last Saturday in Venice and Dad could come too!

 We had to take Aaron to Cocaeta.


 Swordfish! It was delicious!

 Gelato from Suso. Amazing mint chip!

 Marble churches,
 Small roads,
 and lots of water. All things we have grown to love!

There is a wall at one edge of Venice that has a metal bridge on the outside of it.  Bridget and Aaron had wanted to walk on it since they first saw it.  Today was the day!  However, it proved a little tricky to get to.  We had to walk through some neighborhoods.

 See some cool columns.
Get told we were animals from a local because we were sitting on some stairs waiting for Aaron to visit a student in the hospital.

Then we found the entrance!

 Dad always makes things more fun!

 A bridge on the bridge!




It was pretty cool!

Bike ride around Lido and last day at the park

Another to do the last week was to rent bikes.

 This little cutie got to sit Italian style on the little chair behind me.  I am amazed at how some moms can have a child in back and a child in front.
We biked to the northern end of Lido.

 Chris loved this little car

We discovered a cool nature habitat like place...too bad it was freezing and we didn't see it any sooner.

A ride past our place and we were able to see Dad working from home.

We then headed to Allison's choice of must dos: S. Elena Park




Crepes and Palazzo Contarini del Bovolo

The last thing David wanted to do was go to Cocaeta, an artisan Creperie again.  
(The first time we attempted to go to Cocaeta we were going to meet Aaron for dinner. The kids and I  I got off at the train station and started walking towards the direction of the restaurant.  Google maps kept changing directions and what we were to do.  David decided that all we needed was a left right left and we would get there.  He started leading the way walking quicker than the rest of us.  I stopped to pickup Chris and the girls stopped too. As we started walking again, we realized David had turned a different way than the phone and we couldn't see him anywhere. I started freaking out about how are we going to find him.  Chris and Bridget started screaming his name.  Bridget said a quick prayer and soon thereafter a nice man, who could speak English, stopped to help us.  He told us to stay put, this particular spot in Venice was the most maze like and easily to get lost.  He had lived there his entire life and would go look for David.  He set off and we patiently waited and kept praying. They returned a few minutes later!  When we all finally went together  to meet Aaron, the crepe place was closed. It was an emotional night)

So we got back when it was open a few times.
 I chose a savory one: smoked salmon, a cheese and balsamic crema
 Allison had a nutella, dark chocolate, and bananas
 Bridget had a kinder maxi, white chocolate and smarties
 David had a white chocolate and strawberry

Then we headed to see a building off a narrow little street to see the Palazzo Contarini del Bovolo (I wanted to see it)
 This little gem was beautiful. The staircase was amazing!



It was a foggy afternoon by the time we were heading home, which made the Christmas tree in San Marco Square look cool

and caused us to start to create our own mystery story about boats disappearing and not returning.

San Giorgio Maggiore and the people mover

Our last few days we are on the to do list of things we want to all see and do:
Mom: The bell tower of San Giorgio Maggiore 
Heading to a little island, San Giorgio that is straight across from San Marco Square and the Doge's Palace.  We are off to the little church and to climb the tower. (the one in the background behind David)

 Here is the cute little church
 Views from the tower
 Giudecca

 Lido in the background

 San Marco






 View on the ground

Chris: Ride the people mover

To catch the people mover we took a vaperatto that we never had and got off on a little island that had a parking lot.
 The people mover is typically used by the people on cruise ships getting off and coming into Venice.
 We were the only ones riding it.  
Bridget thought it was nicer than the ones in Disneyworld.