our welcome was up. We had a few loose ends to tie up though, despite
the rain. First, we headed a final time to St. Mark's Square and went
to the top of the tower there. Thankfully an elevator took us to the
top so we didn't have to worry about slippery wet steps. It was a
gorgeous view of the Venice skyline.
Afterwards we were pretty cold, so we headed back to the apartment to
warm up. The kids and Joel hung out for a while while S walked to the
train station to make sure of our train schedules and routes for
tomorrow (Incidentally, when you are travelling in Europe, always,
always, always double check your tickets at the station the day before
your departure!!! We bought some of our tickets ahead of time, but
have still had to hassle with schedule changes and such.) When S got
back we all loaded up and headed to the Rialto Bridge for a last look,
and some souviners. We figured the Italia sweatshirts would come in
handy in Germany, where it is currently snowing. Yikes.
This evening we went back over to the Chinese restaurant and enjoyed
our last meal in Italy! Yay for fried shrimp with no heads! Garrett
started getting sentimental during the meal and told us he was really
sad because it was our last meal in Italy. We went around the table
talking about our favorite things from each destination so far. It has
been a busy and fun trip thus far!
Tomorrow our train leaves at 6:30 am. We will be traveling through the
Alps, stopping for lunch in Innsbruck, Austria, and continuing to our
destination near Fussen, Germany. We are a little nervous about this
next leg of the trip. Italy was simplier in that S was somewhat
familiar with aspects of the country, having traveled in Italy
previously. But none of us quite know what to expect in Germany! Plus
we are very clueless when it comes to the language! It will all work
out though and it's all part of the adventure.
A final 'CIAO!'
6 comments:
Does this mean that you also get to say goodbye to tortellini?! (at least for awhile)Hhmm, what will you eat in Germany? Sausages? And...???
Ciao, Italia! Good luck on your travels thru the Alps!
Oh, good! Joel is still with you! Hadn't seen a pic of him for awhile! :) Love the jackets! Very cute! Safe traveling!
xoxoxxo, Nana
You will do fine in Germany. . .the trains and everything run on time! Is this the condo you traded your Worldmark for? What a trip! Or as Garrett might say, "Taking in the trip!"
I happened upon your blog and am so excited that I did! You and Joel are my heroes for traveling with your kids and sharing the world with them. Ty and I are expecting our first baby in early August and hope to follow in your footsteps. I don't know what to tell you about food in Germany...at least there is a large international food selection there :)
Molly (Rogers) Matthews
If you can try the local breweries (not sure how kids friendly there are) Russ has many fond memories of German beer. Safe travels!
xoxo,
Anita
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