Much slower pace day today. We didn’t go down for breakfast until almost 9:00. They had the best breakfast buffet of our trip. Fresh strawberries, a slice of cheese and hard-boiled eggs made me smile this morning.
At 10:00 we went in a water taxi to the Murano glass blowing factory. It was a great trip. We watched a guy give a short glass blowing demonstration. Then we toured their sales floor. OMG! Such beautiful pieces every direction you looked. I indulged myself and got a piece. It is heavy and they added lots of packaging to it. Trusting I can get it home safely and in one piece.
They dropped us off fairly close to our hotel so we could bring it back up to our room and not have to carry it all day. Nicole carried it for me on our ten minute walk to the hotel. We dropped the piece off and rested for a few minutes then headed out for the day. We took a slow walk down to the main square area although we didn’t end up going that far. We stopped along the way and had lunch. I had a Chicken Caesar salad and a plate of grilled veggies. After lunch we did more walking and looking at the shops. Sat for a long time in a Plaza area and I drank a bottle of water while Nicole had a glass of wine.
Got back to our hotel around 3:45. Walked almost 10,000 steps so far today and almost 4 miles. We will rest up for a bit and then go out for dinner later. It is a beautiful day here today but warmer than it has been. Parts of the sidewalks were really crowded although where our hotel is seems to be less so.
Tomorrow morning we have to be downstairs by 3:30 so we can take a water taxi to the airport to fly to Paris via Frankfurt. We can’t check into our hotel in Paris until 3:00 so may be a long day tomorrow. Trusting the flights will be on time and we will be able to drop our luggage off at the hotel and then get out and see a bit of Paris tomorrow afternoon.
We booked Skip the Line tickets for the Louvre for Monday morning at 9:00 am. They come with 48 hour tickets for the hop on and hop off double-decker bus. We couldn’t get Catacomb tickets as they are sold out until sometime in June.
Tuesday we have our tour and then Wednesday have an early flight out of Paris to Newark with only a two-hour layover until we head for KC.
I really like Venice. Especially like that there are no cars you have to watch for. People sure get distracted walking by looking at maps, their cell phones and eating pizza and gelato. It became a sport to see who could break through the crowd and not get run into. I would come back to Venice and Florence anytime although I would probably stay in one of the smaller towns and do day trips into the cities.
Lots of people kayaking on the canals. They must have group kayaking tours that come here.
It seems almost sinful that I have come to Italy and not tasted the gelato or pizza. It just doesn’t look good to me thank heavens so I haven’t been tempted. Thankful most restaurants have grilled veggies and salads.
May take a nap this afternoon as we won’t get much sleep tonight. Sure like traveling by train better than flying. My bag will be too heavy so I will have to check it tomorrow. Say a little prayer that my piece won’t get broken before I even get it home.
Grateful for the beautiful sunny day, grateful for a slower pace day today, and grateful walking gets easier for me each and everyday.