khertz
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- Aug 10, 2008
I can totally understand. I'd want to have it resolved one way or another so that I wouldn't have to worry about it. I'm glad they were able to get some options for you, but that really stinks that you couldn't finalize anything yet!
It was totally frustrating not being sure if we should book something else or not. There was always that chance the flight would go and we would be in a pickle! But it was nice to have Marco working things out for us so that we knew what our options were.
I can totally understand that. Well, kind of. I'm always blown away by the pavilion in EPCOT. I can only imagine how amazing it was to see the real thing.
It was a moment I have dreamed of since I was a kid. Every time we would visit the pavilion, I would long for the day of visiting it in person. Now I can't wait to figure out a way to get myself back there one day!
That was nice of Dusty. I just hope the streets don't decide to flood!
I can only imagine what that might have looked like!!
If a bird landed on me, it would likely be a dead bird. Which I'm sure would cause some kind of an international incident and be an all around horrible situation.
Well, either the bird would have been dead or I would have from a heart attack. Either way, that would be a terrible way to remember our first trip to Venice! lol
That's too bad. Both the accident and the fact that you couldn't do the helicopter tour. Because even though you might have been relieved to get out of it, I'm sure that the views would have been incredible!
Oh, they absolutely would have been, and that was the only reason I was going to suck it up and go!! I know DH is still bummed about not being able to do it. He had really been looking forward to it!!
Dessert looks amazing. And even despite your disappointment with the lasagna, you now have me craving some for lunch. And there's really nowhere to get any.
Oh WOW!!! Venice is so beautiful and I could stand on the Rialto Bridge for hours with that scenery!
Okay...I've just got to ask...what happened to the two missing statues on top of this building?
Let me guess...during WWII, Bubba from my home state of Mississippi was "visiting" and with rifle in hand said, "Hey y'all, watch this!"
We ended up spending a lot of time on the Rialto on our second day. It's just beautiful from up there!!
That absolutely would NOT surprise me!!!! It's so fun hearing what everyone else on the trip was doing when that hail just started pouring. I can imagine it's an experience none of us will ever forget! Pretty cool that we were able to experience it on such a special trip. Thanks for sharing your pic! DH didn't even try to take the camera out to get one. lol
I finally caught up. Amazing photos. I'm sorry to hear about your flight. We've been the victim of an Italian strike once. So annoying and stressful. We were supposed to fly from (Houston-)London-Milan, and had to fly into Nice instead and arrange a car to get to where we were going. They literally cancelled the flight a few hours before we were flying out of Houston to London. Ugh. I love Italy, Spain, and France, but can we find a way NOT to strike every month?
I love the location of your Venice hotel. My understanding is they moved hotels across the lagoon to get a pool. ABD needs to switch back to your hotel.
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Speaking as a parent who often takes his son swimming at ABD hotels, a pool isn't THAT important that you sacrifice location. ABD should ALWAYS pick what they feel is the best hotel whether it has a pool or not. Your more customized itinerary sounds much better. Sorry for standing on my soap box. Their Venice hotel choice has always bugged me.
Your photos of Venice are really awesome. And your DH's rotini looks very tasty. But, I'm not seeing any vino on your table at Vino Vino? After dealing with your flight issues, I'd probably need some of Vino Vino's vino(not sure what happened to my font size)
What a way to add stress!! Foreign travel is already such a stressful experience (at least, I thought so) and these strikes definitely don't make it any easier!!
That's exactly what we heard from Dusty. In fact, the hotel in Rome switched for the same reason. Thank goodness for Kevin setting up our amazing hotels because I wouldn't have found time to dip my toes in a pool much less go swimming. Having a prime location far outweighs access to a pool.
I know I might cause a few heads to spin, but we just don't enjoy drinking wine! I know, I know, we were totally out of place on this trip for that reason.
Hands down, Venice wins over a pool! With so many prime locations for hotels in Venice in particular, I can't imagine having to stay so far away from the action just for access to a pool.
That is an awesome photo and so happy for all of you!
