Day 17 - Water, Water Everywhere....

We made our way to Venice this morning by train and were welcomed by a cool rain.

After making our way from the train station to the St. Mark's Square and then to take a gondola ride around the canals.  The water was a bit choppy in the main canal, but once on the smaller canals it was much smoother.  

The weather really switched up our schedule a bit.   We had planned to do a scavenger food hunt with the kids, but changed and ended up having lunch at an awesome pasta place where everything was homemade.  It was delicious and we ate it in the square.

After lunch, we made our way over to the Murano Glass Company and learned how to hand make glassware, chandeliers, jewelry, and figurines.  It was fascinating to see a Master glass blower work his magic making both a cat and a pitcher in less than 10 minutes.  Pretty impressive!!

Then it was off for a guided tour of the city learning about the history of Venice and the canals. It was all quite interesting.  

We grabbed some boxed dinners for our overnight train ride to Paris.  This was quite an experience for the kids - being in sleeper cars and on the move.  

While it doesn't sound like a lot in one day - we kept busy all day and learned a lot