venice

we landed in venice pretty late and took a water taxi to the island from the mainland 

it was pretty awesome pulling up

we even saw people dressed up for a masquerade ball

we stopped for our first italian gelato on the way to the bed and breakfast we were staying at

here it is

that's the door leading up and there's a restaurant below

our room

we headed right back down after we got settled and ate at the restaurant below for dinner

it was pretty awesome

and delicious

the view from our terrace

venice was a pretty fun place to wake up for mother's day

michael brought cards from the kids for me

the hall to our bathroom

pretty fun to have breakfast delivered to our room

the pretty bed

it rained nearly the entire time we were in venice but we tried to make the best of it

and appreciated the umbrella's our b&b provided

venice is so pretty

the rialto bridge

michael is the best for always finding the way where we need to go

piazza san marco

nice and quiet before all the tour boats show up

the view from the bell tower

it was WINDY and wet

the view was amazing

we did an audio tour of the doge's palace

cool flooring and soggy shoes

the bridge of sighs

cool old doors

cicchetti

orange trees in a courtyard

cool bathroom doors

a cool often flooded bookstore

they keep the books in bathtubs and on crates

we went into st mark's basilica but you can't take pictures

pizza break

super narrow alley

despite the rain we took a gondola ride 

back to our b&b

leaving venice with a scarf on my head to try to keep my hair dry

sweet michael carrying both our bags on the stairs

all tuckered out on our train to florence

venice was GORGEOUS

i am so happy we went

and i forgive it for raining the whole time