Venice

After our quick Disney visit the fam had a whole week left in the Sunshine State. Venice, FL is a spot my family has visited every summer for as long as I can remember. Over time we've developed our usual go to spots, and after twenty something years we've developed so many it's hard to fit them all in. I've been campaigning for a longer vacation to solve this problem, I'll let you know if I succeed. We spent the majority of the trip boating and eating, which makes for a pretty stupendous week in my book.

 

Camera wars.

Captain Dave

Our schedule went a little like this: boat a little, stop for lunch, boat a little, swim a little, boat a little, stop for sunset.

Sharkey's is Venice's only beachfront restaurant and became one of our regular spots early on. Over the past year they have built a whole new fine dining restaurant connected to the old Sharkey's. On our last night in town my parents and I eagerly hit up Fins.

I had some sort of watermelon/tequila/spicy concoction that I can't quite remember, but it was good!

I mean, the grilled watermelon salad was good, but look at that backdrop.

I was so indecisive I couldn't even land on one appetizer, so I just ordered a few different ones and shared with mom. My "main" appetizer was the lobster and gouda nachos.

Both key lime pie and creme brulee are family favorites, so when we saw key lime creme brulee on the menu it was a must. This was gone in a second.

Fins gets two thumbs up and will most definitely be on our go to list from here on out. So sad to have to leave Florida but maybe next year I'll get that longer vacation I'm campaigning for!

XO,

Lo

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Throwback Thursday: Venice, Italy

Because we're travel-obsessed (and because we love reminiscing about our study abroad experiences) we've decided to jump on the Throwback Thursday bandwagon. We'll take turns giving you a look at our adventures abroad. First up: Venice, Italy

It's one of the most beautiful places I've been, so brace yourself for lots of pictures.

This is our first view of the city...not too shabby

Basilica di San Marco

Roaming the streets and alleyways- not for the claustrophobic

We had heard the gondola rides are actually a tourist trap, but the way I see it you don't go to Venice without riding on a gondola, so that's exactly what we did. 

We were pretty disappointed when our gondolier informed us that serenading was not part of his job description, so Dean Martin seemed like the next best choice.

Shayda's new bf?

Cece is trying to lure the hated pigeons into her trap. She really doesn't like them.

I was in love with this old, weathered window, so naturally I made Katie pose in front of it...and then took a million more pics.

With my study abroad group we only had a day trip to the magical city, but luckily I was able to go back for a few days when my parents came to visit.

Riding in style in our water taxi.

Not a bad spot to have lunch

Apparently six weeks didn't help me much with menu translation.

This is Harry's Bar, it has tons of history and is a little bit secretive- they don't allow photography inside. It's supposedly the birthplace of the Bellini, the delicious Italian concoction of champagne and peach juice. I'm a huge Bellini fan so I had to make sure to try it here. It was everything I hoped for. Hopefully I don't get in trouble for blowing their cover with this pic ;)

I'll leave you with my favorite pic from Venice. This is looking out from the Bridge of Sighs, the famous passageway that connects the palace to the prison. The bridge got its name because this was the last view the prisoners would get before being taken to their cells.

XO,

Lo

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