Schmidts in the UK!: Visiting Venice

Ciao! The girls recently had three weeks off from school for term break and we took full advantage of the their time off, visiting Venice and then coming back to England for a few days to recharge before making a second trip to Belgium and the Netherlands!

We flew to Venice from Gatwick and took the local boat bus from the airport, called the Alilaguna. I don't think Wayne believed me that there were literally no cars on the island at all until we actually arrived! We stayed in a beautiful two bedroom flat in the Castello neighborhood, with an awesome courtyard and several cats outside. The girls absolutely loved it!

Venice was a refreshing trip because there's not an endless list of things to do so the fun is actually in strolling around and taking it all in. We had a great time exploring the area, shopping, eating and visiting local churches and playgrounds. We took lots of photos during the trip...enjoy!

Two cuties posing on a canal

Don't jump!

Too cute!

The girls loved their masks!

She caught a lion

Pretty kitty

The view from St Mark's

Lyla had way too much fun chasing pigeons in Venice! These nice people gave her crumbs and tried to convince her to be nice and feed them instead of chasing them.