My new love- Italy

Last weekend since Nathan had a long weekend so we went to Venice, Italy. What a wonderful city! It is unlike any other city in the world. The city has no roads, there is one road leading in and a parking garage at the end of the road, the rest of the time you make your way either on foot, a gondola (which are incredibly expensive), or the city bus system (large boats). The city was greatly influenced by its artists, so there is more art to see in the city than anyone could imagine, it was magnificent. We also visited a couple of palaces, the glass making island of Murano right beside the city, ate some incredible food, visited some awesome markets, took in the traditional venetian carnival masks, etc. There was so much to do, yet in 2 days we felt like we knocked out the city. The city itself is really not very big making it very easy to do lots in 1 day. If you plan your trip to Venice correctly I would say plan on not more than 2 days there, then move to the mainland and explore the rest of Italy, which is on my list to do.