Kelly has been dying to go on a Mediterranean cruise for a while now and we finally had one that worked. It was very last minute, very cheap and everything fell into place.
Amber (the kids' second mommy) was able to come stay at the house and babysit, Jac went to her mom's and that left Kelly and I to enjoy a 7 night cruise.
We left out of Venice on Norwegian Cruise Lines.
Venice is a great one day visit. We landed, went to the ship, dropped our stuff and headed out on a water shuttle bus to Piazza San Marco. It it a huge square where all of the tourists mill around feeding the pigeons, looking at the beautiful cathedral and other old buildings and eating at the little cafes that line the square.
The cafes all have string quartets playing classical music. You really can't beat the ambiance. But this is not my favorite part of Venice, this is.......
The little bridges that cross the small winding canals and looking up at the people's laundry hanging out the windows and the winding streets that are pedestrian only. The gelato rocks too, but my life does not revolve around food....I swear.
So we wandered around Venice, got cherries at the produce market on the grand canal and sat and watched boats go up and down The Grand Canal. After our refreshing break, we meandered back to the ship peeking in store windows, and trying to catch glimpses of peoples gardens.
Day one started out great, and the trip just got better from here.
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