Through her Eyes

I handed down my Sony Cyber shot to Eva a few months ago. She loves taking pictures. Her favorite subject so far seems to be Audrey . . . being silly. She brought her camera along to Venice. I love to look through her pictures to see what exactly caught her eye. It is always interesting. Have a look~

At a rest stop in Alsace, France on the drive to Venice.

Waiting for our water taxi and being silly

Self portrait in the water taxi

Looking out of the water taxi

Campo Santa Margherita

Water fountain with mermaid design

The girls room in the apartment

Some of her reading material

reflection in a store window

New mask from Grandma

Gondola Bling

Our gondolier

Passing by the only remaining gondola workshop in Venice

View from the gondola

From the Gondola

There was no way we were leaving Venice without a gondola ride. The girls were set on it! Of the 500 gondolas reportedly in Venice I think they commented on *every* one - LOOK there is a gondola! LOOK there is a gondolier! So my mom and I coughed up the ridiculous price for a 30 minute ride and took the girls one evening. It was incredibly special. After throwing his hat to my mom, our gondolier took us down some quiet, peaceful canals where we felt like the only people in Venice. We enjoyed the silence and took in the experience (once I put the camera down.) Our evening on a gondola in Venice will be stored away in our memory vaults forever.

One of the ways the girls learned about gondolas and gondoliers was from this book, Gabriella's Song. I found out about it on Lucia's blog. It is a charming story that takes place in Venice.

Magical Venice

I've been thinking about how to describe Venice to you. And decided to show you the things that make Venice feel so magical. Here goes ~

Quiet, hidden canals

Masks

Gondolas

Perfectly shabby buildings

Expansive squares

Colorful Clotheslines

Stripes

Granitas

Evening aperitifs

Bridges

Have you been to Venice? What do you remember as magical?

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Back from an amazing 4 days in Venice! I'm happy to report the drive went very smoothly. Yeah, I know, who drives to Venice? Just doesn't seem like a destination to be reached by car. May as well drive to the moon. But, thanks to an overnight in Switzerland and one in Austria on the way home we did it!

Friends, Venice was magical. I can't wait to share it with you. I'll collect my thoughts and polish up some pictures and see you on Monday. Have a great weekend!