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August 10th
Time sure does fly when you are having fun. This is our last full day in the beautifu city of Venice. We begin by exploring the most beautiful church in San Marco Square and then follow it up with the Doge Palace, which is where all of the royalty and parliament lived [...]

August 9th
We woke up early and had a light breakfast included with the Albergo San Marco hotel and met the man who walked us to a beautiful woody. It was the nicest boat I had ever been on in Venice and looked like a high end water taxi, so needless to say we were [...]

August 8th
This morning we enjoyed our last breakfast at Domus Marie hotel and prepared for the adventure to Venice. This entailed heading to the main subway station Termini and locating the appropriate train to Venice, which sounds like a small task, but with seven pieces of luggage and 90-degree temperatures it can be a [...]

August 7th
Today we slept in and started our walking tour around 10:30am. Most every day we started our day around 7:30am so this was a treat. We had a flexible agenda and started the morning at the Spanish Steps for knock off handbags (for Suzi). No Luck though. Took the back [...]

August 6th
Got a good night’s sleep, headed down to breakfast and on our way to our room a critter scurried across the floor as soon as we opened the door to our room. It was a small beady-eyed lizard. Matt had to dispose of it and in the process removed his tail, which [...]

August 5th
The Italian saga continues, but with a good night’s sleep under our belts. Breakfast included with our room, so rolls, salami, OJ, and coffee are the way we begin our day. We do our best to shower and the clothes we have worn for the last 30 hours are put back on. [...]

This is recap of Suzi and I’s recent Italian vacation. Apologies for the bad grammar and spelling mistakes. Pictures will be up soon. Without further ado.
August 3rd & 4th
I think the saying holds true “whatever does not break you makes you stronger”. It has been a trek. Starting with [...]