So we traveled from Rome to Venice yesterday, taking a lovely train through the countryside.

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We immediately took a vapporetto (city water bus) from the train station to our apartment, where a lovely young girl showed us to our place.  It is right on a cute little canal- here is the view from our balcony (pretty awesome, huh?).

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After getting resettled, we went exploring.  Nancy found an artisan glassmaker friend, and they visited (and shopped- Sophie too!).

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We followed a zattere along the water and found an amazing restaurant right on the canal.  Then, we wandered the tiny streets getting pretty lost for a while, but just having a great time.

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The full moon over the canal was a beautiful ending to a wonderful father’s day!

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