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Today was all about paying homage to the most famous Benincasa you have never heard of. Her name is Catherine and she only lived 33 years. She is the patron saint of Europe and Italy. So yeah she’s a pretty big deal. She was buried near the pantheon in Rome in the church of Maria […]

The traghetto ferry marked by the green poles are the cheapest way to have a quick gondola ride experience! Only 2€ a person! The water taxi from St. Mark’s square to the train station was 10€ a person.

Forgot to mention our best tip of the day. Thanks again to Rick Steves we figured out how to skip the lengthy lines into St. Mark’s Basilica, by storing our bags at the baggage claim just to the left of the Basilica (they will hold them for 1 hour and have space for even our […]

Despite nausea and throwing up last night, Val was a trooper and continued to be our tour guide and navigator extraordinaire! We started off this morning touring the inside of St. Mark Basilica. Grandma and Grandpa even sneaked in a romantic moment!:) We couldn’t take pictures inside the basilica but favorites included 4 massive bronze […]

Here is the view from our AirBnB! I suppose most places have this kind of view since these canals and gondolas are everywhere! The kids couldn’t help opening the shutters while pretending to be Belle and shouting “bonjour” like the scene from Beauty and the Beast. The passage ways are even skinnier here than Florence […]

We have now seen a million paintings, frescos, sculptures, domes, busts, mosaics, incredible architecture, and the kids are getting pretty tired of art But then we get more gelato and everything is ok again We love Florence with all its small alley ways and tall shuttered buildings! The Duomo is spectacular and our Rick Steve […]

Woke up for our day at the uffizi gallery. 8:15 sharp! Kind of nice getting up early and seeing a pretty empty piazza della signoria. Then we saw a bunch of inappropriate pictures and sculptures but since they are famous and old they are ok to look at right? And even have your kids stand […]

This is me. This is my grandma and grandpa. This our balcony in Florence. We like to play cards on our balcony. There is a hole in the middle of the apartment. I thought I dropped something in the hole, but I found it in my backpack. I was worried for a moment, but thanks […]

Today we went to the Vatican! The Vatican is a different country inside a city inside of a country.  It is where the Pope lives.  Jackie, grandma, grandpa, and mom went under the church. Dad, Owen, Maddie, and I climbed to the top of the dome. Our whole group met up in the main floor […]