No, no, no, we are not sick and tired of traveling or of Italy. We are literally sick and tired. During our time in Naples, we caught quite a cold the day we left and brought it with us to Venice. Instead of enjoying the most romantic city in the world, joe and I walked around the city blowing our noses....how romantic. Eventhough we were a bit under the weather, we still loved Venice. It is a city of canals. In the canals, boats are used for almost everything, they are basically no cars and most of the transportation is done on the waterway. It is kind of like a whole different world. We saw a couple, who had just been married "boating" away from the church, their bus system is on water, police, ambulances, city traffic, tours, construction boats filled with cement with cranes; EVERYTHING is done on water here.
We also had a great time with our host, Rosella. She was recommended to us by our friends Jen and Jag(who told us about Servas). She was like an angel. We were not feeling well when we came in from the train station, and she picked us up by car, Which, is such a blessing not to have to navigate a forgien city by yourself in the dark, she cooked us amazing food, gave us her bedroom to sleep, while she slept on the couch, and washed our clothes. She was GREAT. We enjoyed her company, we had good conversation and it was a nice relaxing atmosphere. Hats off to Rosella. :)
Joe by the "bus" station....or boat station.
This is what the waterways look like, you can see a bit of the boat traffic.
This is at dinner with our wonderful host, Rosella. We are enjoying good Italian wine and food!!!
Yeah! So glad that you like Rosella too! She is a great cook, host & friend. Does she still have that sweet alarm clock that projects on the ceiling? There is no place like Venice. When is the Greecian cruise? I think you need it.
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It just dosen't seem fair to be reading this as we work Day after Day,After Day, After Day, After Day,
ReplyDeleteDoes anyone else feel that this just isn't fair!!!!!!!!
It's about 2 months in, so happy that you are loving it all and being blessed with great hosts and safety.
love you guys
mom and dad
I can see from the picture at Rosella's that she also gave you each a pair of slippers. What a nice woman.
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Hey guys....
ReplyDeletehmm... you are waltzing the streets(or whatever they are) of Venice and I am laying on the couch on my neverending bedrest. Just doesn't seem fair! :-) Looks like you are having a blast and have met some wonderful people through servas. That is so neat. I had my last baby shower today. I have so much stuff I don't know what to do wtih it all. It's hard to believe that in 3 weeks this little girl will be here. Stephanie made you and Amy a surprise as the "new aunts" so I'll save it for when you get here. Anyway, email me soon. Did you get my pictures?
Love you lots!!
Continue having a blast!! :-)