Its been a minute since we've posted something on here -- hopefully you are not getting bored with us. Like always, we have been busy bees with school, activities and a bit of travel. We flew up to Venice this Thanksgiving for a few days. We heard that going to Venezia during the summer months was a bad idea due to the crowds and the nasty humidity. It was definitely a unique place and I (Ryan) actually liked it more than the rest of the crew. It had a different vibe to it and I liked meandering though the tiny alleys and streets while weaving in and around the canals and bridges. We relied on boat transportation to get us around and that turned out to be pretty convenient. For Thanksgiving dinner, we ate a nice Italian dish with pasta and seafood. It was quite tasty. Here are a few pics from Venice and from the past few weeks (months):
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| E's school decorated pumpkins and had a pumpkin patch party on halloween. |
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| These are E's American friends at school; Nate and Adalynn. They have been in the same class together for two straight years |
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| Lc's school put on a Veteran's Day performance with songs. All the kids wore their parents' uniforms.. |
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| Trick or treating on base. |
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| This was LC's birthday party. It was a dress-up party after school. |
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| Pocahontas even came to the party! |
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| Cant believe it -- 7 years old! |
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| A quick flight to Venice! |
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| We got off the plane, took a bus over to Venice, and hopped on a boat to get to where our hotel was. The city had a great vibe to it. |
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| I thought it was a great place for kids since there are no cars and streets. We were pretty mesmerized with all the canals and buildings floating on water. Gondolas were everywhere too. |
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| Thanksgiving dinner..... seafood pasta, bolognese and wine! |
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| St Marks square/cathedral. |
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| On the Grand Canal |
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| E checking out St Marks Square and the Doge palace |
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| St Mark's symbol is the winged lion. |
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| a 40 min gondola ride was 80 Euro(~$90). But we had to do it! ] |
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| The Bridge of Sighs. |
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| Our driver didn't sing -- you have to pay extra for that. |
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| Rialta Bridge |
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| A pretty awesome view. |
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| We took a ferry ride out to the islands of Murano and Burano. Murano is known for their glass and Burano is know for their lace. |
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| And both islands had really colorful houses. |
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| Burano had a "leaning tower" that leans just as much as the one in Pisa. |
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| Colorful houses! |
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| This was the view from our hotel room. We had the penthouse that had access to the roof. The view was amazing. We watched a cruise ship pull in as well. |
