City of Water...

Are you sick of hearing about my trip to Italy yet? I hope not because I still have so many photos to share! For those who have gone to Venice, I have a question for you...did you like it? So many people told us if there was one place to take out (if needs be) that it should be Venice. Gosh, am I glad I didn't listen to them! Not the it's the cleanest city out there, or the least "touristy" one either...but I mean what other city has the Grand Canal and St. Mark's Square? Or streets of water with hundreds of gondolas (eventhough the gondola may or may not have almost scared this baby right out of me...I am slightly afraid of water and I honestly thought we were going to flip one to many times--a few yelps later the gondola guy said "don't worry I promise it wont tip!" embarrassing, um maybe a little!?!? ) Venice was like no other place I had ever been, and it really did fascinate me that people actually LIVED there.

Some of my favorite things about Venice: My first real gelato, the gondola ride (it was a must for Josh and I'm glad I gave in--okay crazy fact...did you know gondolas cost around 50-75K!!!) I loved our bathroom in the hotel (random but it's true), the entire thing was marble! Of course St.Marks square is amazing, and all of the hundreds of little bridges strategically placed everywhere...and I LOVED the glass blowing shops--Venice is where that all originated from. It really is one remarkable city! Not sure we will ever go back, but I am glad we at least went once in our lifetime :-).

This was a restaurant that a "local" told us about. So if you're ever in the area, this is THE place to dine! :-)

This was the entrance of our hotel...I had to snap a shot