In 2010, my daughter and I were invited on a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Venice, Italy and Mykonos, Greece. The timing was just right, we left on my daughter's 14th birthday. She even got to get out of school that day!
We figured the plane ride was gonna be long but we surely weren't prepared for it! It took us 2 days to get to Venice! From Honolulu, to Houston, then Frankfurt, and finally Venice!
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| My daughter and her aunty found an airport spa! |
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| She doesn't need this translated |
When we arrived in Frankfurt we got to go shopping in their airport shops. It's like a mall in there!
We finally get to Venice! It's so cold here, and of course we only brought summer clothes!
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| View from our room |
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| Our hotel - Hilton Molino Stucky |
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| Lobby of hotel |
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| Rialto Bridge |
This is the breakfast buffet that greeted us every morning!
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| Mari and Aunty Iris |
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| A real life Gypsy |
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| She was a little strange... |
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| This meat market sold only horse meat...YUK! |
Venetian masks
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| Real life Gondolier |
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| Our hotel shuttle |
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| The view from the hotel rooftop pool |
We got to go on a private tour of Doge's Palace. We learned alot about the history of Venice
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| Bridge of Sighs. Under Construction. |
St. Mark's Basilica - This was another special tour, of course we weren't allowed to take pictures in the church but I managed to get some!
Ceilings are made from mosaic tiles covered in gold leaf
We got to take a train to the main land to do some outlet shopping. It was an adventure, especially because nobody spoke any English so just getting the right train was fun!
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| Noventa di Piave Designer Outlet |
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| Real Italian vineyard |
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| Long day of shopping |
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| Waiting for pizza! |
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| Hahah, speed limit sign |
Murano & Burano Island
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| Hospital ruins |
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