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Glorious weather today!10:00:31
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Jenn and Chie poking their head out of the window of one of the other bedrooms.10:00:53
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The oil painting in our bedroom.10:57:50
Finally got everyone up and out of the apartment, first port of call the Rialto bridge.10:57:51
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There it is.11:02:33
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Mei and Erika on the vaporetto.11:22:37
Going down the Grand Canal on the vaporetto.11:22:39
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Now approaching St. Mark's I think.11:33:40
Aiko and Mei with the campanile of St. Mark's square in the background.11:35:09
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Now at San Giorgio Maggiore, looking back across the water to St. Mark's and the main island.11:53:39
A family portrait of Jenn, Joe and Zoe.11:54:16
A family portrait of me, Chie and Erika.11:54:31
...and another.
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...and a few more.11:54:38
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Leon, Aiko and Mei.11:55:17
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Inside San Giorgio Maggiore cathedral now.
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The mirrors were a source of fun for the kids.11:58:55
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The views from the campanile of San Giorgio Maggiore. Rather breathtaking today.
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I think this is on the vaporetto to La Palanca now.
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Chie and Erika.13:25:48
Finally made it to Snack Bar La Palanca and lunch (not actually very far from San Giorgio Maggiore, but separated by a narrow strip of water). A bit shady today but still a wonderful spot!
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Toasting Venice across the water. A Spritz with Select, obviously.13:30:11
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Erika practicing going cross eyed.13:54:38
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Mei also having a go.13:55:23
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Aiko already a pro and doesn't need a finger!13:56:18
Joe looking rather at home with the Venetian backdrop.13:56:58
Leon also looking rather suave here!13:58:11
Chie with the water behind her.
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One of the girls wrote this convenient label saying "VENICE" in case we forgot where we were.14:00:51
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...a bit easier to see in this light.14:30:09
We tried to recreate the picture I had taken with Andrea, the owner, when we first came here 5 years ago - that time Chie was pregnant with Erika and so it was lovely to come back again!
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Is this the Redentore? I forget.14:42:18
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Horsing around while waiting for a vaporetto back to the main island.14:43:30
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On a vaporetto again.14:48:21
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The Squero (boatyard) at San Trovaso. Incredibly picturesque as always.
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Joe looking very Italian.15:13:55
Good old Cantinone Gia Schiavi.
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We sat across the canal for a bit.15:14:30
What a delightful spot.15:14:34
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Vaguely heading back towards the apartment now I think.16:18:48
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I bought some porcini at a fruit and veg shop not too far from our apartment.17:17:44
I went to the Fondamente Nove to meet Jeremy and Alice who were arriving this evening.17:17:50
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I was a bit early so had a spritz while I was waiting.17:35:00
Nice sky in the distance.17:37:05
That's Jeremy and Alice's boat I think.17:37:10
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This evening's dinner at the apartment.18:34:30
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The girls all getting along nicely.19:41:46
Erika eating some kind of cake I think.19:42:00
Erika practicing going cross eyed again.
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Alice looking a bit tired.19:43:06
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Later on Leon kindly agreed to keep an eye on Erika so Chie and I could go out for an evening stroll.21:39:41
I think I wanted to remember where I'd seen a shop selling truffles. Never did make it back there though.
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Chie and the Rialto bridge.21:47:58
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Selfie of the two of us with the Rialto bridge in the background.
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Somebody taking a night time gondola ride.
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Venice looking very atmospheric this evening.22:04:21
We walked all the way down to St. Mark's.22:04:37
Comparatively quiet this time of night.22:08:41
The Four Tetrarchs.
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Chie near the Doge's Palace.22:16:35
Harry's Bar. We didn't actually go in.22:26:24
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On the Grand Canal on a vaporetto on the way back towards the apartment.22:30:22
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Back to the Rialto Bridge, rather like this picture of me in my tweed suit.
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Another one of Chie and the Rialto Bridge.00:05:53
A late spritz back at the apartment before bed.