Venice!

Venice and Lido Island

Hersh and I started the day with an early morning walk, managing to get lost and find our way back. Hersh enjoyed watching business owners get ready for the day, sweeping the streets, carrying chairs, and opening for coffee and baked goods. We had the usual croissants and buns for breakfast at our hotel and made it to San Marco Square and inside the Basilica but skipped the long line up for the tower. What a stunning church! I loved the incredible marble mosaics as much as the frescos. Sierra and I were pleased to have worn discreet clothing such that we didn’t need to wear the paper cover ups kindly handed out by the church.

In the afternoon we took the water taxi to Lido island for swimming in the warm Adriatic sea. What bliss! That is, for 10 minutes until Sierra got stung by a jellyfish and started welting up. Luckily the lifeguard had cream on hand to treat her skin. Apparently he sees 6 stings a day…you would think they would put a sign up for unsuspecting visitors who venture out into the deeper waters! We ended the day with an outdoor Italian dinner and a boat ride seeing Venice at night along the canal. Venice was lovely.