Dear friends, yours truly has transferred to a new home. 🙂
I would really appreciate it if you could link back to this page http://me.gmirage.com, I still have all of your links and will put them up in a while but if you haven’t exchanged with me yet, please do so.
There’s definitely a lot of summers I spent having fun and doing memorable things but our visit to Venice was one that I won’t forget (2008). By “our” I meant Hubby and I. I enjoy being out with the kids, exploring museums and if given the chance to be on an out-of-town trip, I’m thankful.
Well, this summer trip was unforgettable for me not just because of the wonderful and historic sight, it’s because I can’t settle myself for not bringing the kids with us. Yes, I was divided into admiring the city and thinking how my kids are doing while I’m away…I mean we. It was a spontaneous plan…we left the kids in Lignano, where we were staying for a week…at the care of my mom-in-law and bro-in-law but still, I was hesitant. 😀
Armed with a gps, a guide book and cameras, hubby and I spent a whole day walking around the city. What do you know? We still got lost! lol. I blame the book for having lost some map pages and hubby blames poor reception. ^_^
Our goal was to find the Piazza de San Marco (St. Mark’s square). We were going on street to street, corner to corner, stopping by to take photos and scour for souvenirs. At around noon we expected our tummies to growl and so what would you eat in this enchanting town? What Italy is known for…pizza and cannelloni it is! I would have had a tramezzini though. He had salami on his pizza, I had my cannelloni with ricotta cheese and spinach covered in bechamel sauce.
I’m not one to believe in luck and the opposite of it but hubby and I can’t help but laugh because when we finally found the Piazza; his camera run out of batteries…muhahaha. We were left with very few photos to take. I’m an advocate of savor the moment and keep in mind what you see because it’s a missed opportunity if you don’t and you have to be content with simply looking at the recreated images later on. So gaze we did, we contemplated on the beautiful work of architecture, the blue sky that makes for a perfect background and we enjoyed watching the birds flying by and kids shooing them…we did took some shots with my camera because yes, I advocate what I stated above and still believe that photographs are a part of reality. I took my part of reality home with me and am now sharing them with you – with my kids who I kept thinking of when we were there…
Happy GT!
hi. updated my link na :).
venice is one of my favorite places in italy. when we visited last year, st. mark’s square was flooded; i couldn’t believe it.
Hi sis…ang bongga ng summer mo, kainggit! lol!…btw, thanks for including me in your bloglist, will linkback too 🙂
wow, this place really looks romantic .. My sister who is living in Paris visited Venice last year, Me i’m hoping to visit it 🙂 Thanks for adding my blog here i will surely add this blog 🙂
new address again ah. i’ll update my link.
i feel you. my friends who have kids tell us it doesn’t feel right without kids in tow. but it’s good to have a little time with just you and your hubs.
oh i’ve been dying to see venice. so hard to live in america when all the places i wanted to visit are in europe. ang mahal ng pamasahe.
Wow! What an adventure that is…hehe! I can understand how it feels leaving the kids behind and you are having fun even if you got a little lost. Beautiful pictures Mare! I’d like to win the lotto so I can visit Venice too…I mean WE! =)
i’ll update the link too.. 🙂
lovely and memorable adventure..:)
Hope You can come and visit my Most Memorable Summer
very memorable indeed! a dream come true adventure.:-)
Such a nice summer vacation you have. Thanks for dropping by. Hope you have a great weekend.
AWESOME! sobrang inggit ako, lol!
care to visit MINE?
wow, that’s such a romantic trip- wish i could travel there too with hubby. It’ll be like a second honeymoon of some sort
hope you check out my GT entry here too, have a great week ahead
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Food and Passion
When I think of Venice, I think of romance. 😉 That must have been an awesome trip! Dropping by from GT. 🙂
what a romantic summer you have! Have you ridden the gondola? nice photos! wish were there to capture the beautiful buildings:)
Wow Venice! 🙂 It is one of the most romantic places in the world aside from Paris. Nice photos and yummy food you got there.