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European Summer Part III: Venice

Venice, Italy

Venice, Italy

Oh Venice, how we loved you <3

Hi friends — welcome to our 48 hours in Venice!

Look, here’s the thing about amazing Venice. Every single place is fantastic. So I literally took no notes of names. Not for restaurants. Not for shops. Not for drinks. Any and everywhere you eat or go here will be … fantastic.

Chris and I were so happy to have this time in Venice, not only because the grandparents were here to help give us some time alone, but because the last time we were here it was for one night, and our experience was very different. We had the best time this trip around. Here’s a bit of what we saw and did …

Taking a private water taxi from the airport to your Airbnb sets the bar pretty high.
Chris and I took pretty much the entire day by ourselves to explore and eat and drink while the grandparents took the girls to see …
Glass blowing! They had the most fun!
This city is otherwordly.
Breakfast both mornings. YUM. We never got there early enough to try the pistachio croissant, but the honey, chocolate, and cream ones were a delight.
We had lunch and our first Aperol Spritz of the day at the fanciest restaurant with a live quartet playing. Who even are we??
I call this one artsy in Venice 😉
Le sigh.
Rooftop bar + second Aperol Spritz = Perfection.
There was a third Aperol Spritz in there somewhere, but I guess I didn’t deem it worthy of a photo 😉 We DID take an evening gondola ride, though, and that was so dreamy.
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After an insane dinner, we capped the night off with gelato in the square. The best.
Even though it was only two nights, we truly packed it in.

Venice, thank you for putting on a show for us. We loved every second of it. (P.S. Can’t recommend our Airbnb enough. It was totally in the heart of things, but also so solitary and quiet. Perfect for both things.)

After we checked out of our Airbnb we took another water taxi to our rental car and drove three hours to .. the Dolomites! We’re here now, and it is so incredibly gorgeous. As I always say, I can’t wait to explore. Until then, friends … bis bald!

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