Dear friends and family,
Here are some photos of the wonderful time
we had spending ten days with my Australian aunty and Italian uncle in
Venice. They live in the centre of the magical old city and it was a
treat to be so close to all the sites. We spent most of our time
wandering around, taking photos, exploring on foot all the nooks and
crannies of this beautiful place. It had been four years since Giovanni
had been in Italy so he loved being surrounded by his own language and
culture and eavesdropping!! (He finally understood why it´s hard to not
listen to other people`s conversation behind you on a bus when it`s your
own language!) He found it interesting to observe how fiery Italian`s
are in Italy!! (Perhaps he feels that he has calmed down as a result of
living ten years in Australia? I guess he has!)
During our time in
Venice we went with Coll to the closest mountains, the Dolomites, which
she has spent many years exploring, near Belluno, North Italy. It was
stunning!! We climbed up to the top and found a stunning lake amongst
the still snow capped mountains. It was icy but with a blue sky and was
truly beautiful!!!
Lots of love
Jess and Giovanni
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| I
couldn´t believe I was greeted by a towel embroidered with my name I
had left in Venice at my Aunty`s more than ten years ago!! |
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| My aunty Coll who has lived in Venice for more than 40 years! |
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| Many fantastic vegetarian dinners with Coll and Toni! |
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| The local hospital close to Coll´s house... |
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| Giovanni loving his 1 euro espresso´s!!! |
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| Not your average tourist!! |
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| Melazane alla parmigiana ( Eggplants with parmesan) that we made for Coll and Toni! |
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| Coll and Toni taking us out on their boat!!! |
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| A true Venetian who feels better on the canals than on a highway!! |
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| What a treat to be rowed by our uncle Toni down the canals!! |
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| And a bit of Italian music for the trip!! Great acoustics!! |
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| Off on a walk to the Dolomites with Coll and her walking friends! |
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| So beautiful!! It felt like a Heidi story!! |
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| There was even still snow!! |
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| What a great time we had in Venice!!! Thanks Coll and Toni!! |
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