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Italy – Murano and Burano

August 6, 2025

On Sunday we hopped on a boat to head to the islands of Murano and Burano.

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We were all excited to see the glass blowing in Murano but weren’t quite ready for what all we got to experience! ha! We were lead into a discotheque full of glass chandeliers with Guns N Roses blaring…at 9am. We weren’t quite sure what to think!

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Take me down to the Paradise City…

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We were then led downstairs to sit and watch the glass blowing demonstration…

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It was actually really cool – he made a pitcher and a bird!

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We then got back on the boat and headed to Burano which was the cutes most colorful island! What fun to walk around and see all the color!

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Samantha of course was dressed very appropriately and we kept finding buildings that matched her perfectly!

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Burano was one of my favorite places to see on this trip!

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We then headed back to Venice to grab some lunch…

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and then on to our next adventure!

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Italy – Venice

August 5, 2025

Day 2 in Venice! We had the best guide take us all around the city. I don’t think any of us actually knew her name the entire time but she was very informative, interesting, and entertaining! She was also about as tall as Samantha!

We toured all through the Doge’s Palace and St. Mark’s Basilica…

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These guys were lucky they didn’t get permanently locked up for littering!

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Lots of pics from the Palace…

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After lots of touring we had some good pizza and the boys discovered the joys of European Fanta!

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That afternoon we walked around…

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We saw some of our favorite sites…

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and maybe made another stop into Gucci! When in Rome…or Venice, right?!

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We obviously got more gelato too!

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That night we enjoyed a drink at the hotel…

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Unfortunately my drink ended up in my lap! But, I got cleaned up and we still had a nice dinner at Ristorante Principessa…the food was ok but the Fanta was two thumbs up!

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A day well spent in Venice!

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Italy

August 4, 2025

We had an Italian summer adventure and it was a DREAM! 10 days of perfecto! We traveled to Venice, Florence, Lake Como, and Milan – each stop was better than the last! Well, Lake Como was better than all of them but every place was magical. I took well over 1k photos so get ready for several days of trip photos! πŸ™‚

Our adventure began on Thursday night flying out of Atlanta to Venice…

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We arrived to Venice around 11am and took a car and then a water taxi to our hotel, Londra Palace.

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Our hotel was perfection! Great location, excellent room setup, and so nice!

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I didn’t even get a picture of our incredible balcony with the best view! We got freshened up and went out to explore!

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We stopped in shops, got some pizza (which the kids insisted was their favorite for the rest of the trip) and pasta, and walked all over Venice!

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We even stopped in Gucci which Samantha loved…

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Late afternoon we took a gondola ride and then headed to dinner…

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After dinner came gelato…of course!

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An excellent start to the trip!

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summer

July 31, 2025

Cooking lobster…

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Catching fish…

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and whatever this is!

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Summer, don’t end!

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Brace face

July 30, 2025

Last week we went to the dentist on Wednesday and all got great reports!

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Then on Thursday Spencer started the morning like this…

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and ended it like this!

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Braces! They also yanked out a baby tooth that maybe wasn’t quite ready but was good to go on and get out. Ouch! Spencer handled it all like a champ.

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He also chose a nice color that not only matched his shirt but his eyes!

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Straight teeth coming soon!

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