1Time to Shop! Sheri flashes a smile when she finally finds the street with the shops!
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8Sad to go... Sheri waits for the boat taxi on the last day in Venice
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11Sunny Ride Back We loved sitting in the back of the boat while we rode back to the main island
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14For Me? Andy convinced Sheri to get this HUGE drink that contained amaretto, cookies, ice cream, caramel, and whipped cream on top!
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16Italy is for Love...:) The gondola picked us up right outside our hotel...I have to admit that I never imagined a gondola to have furry, purple interior!
17Close up Andy held the camera to get a picture of us on the gondola
18Here's to Us! We relaxed with some yummy cocktails on a private hotel balcony!
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21Our First Dinner Our hotel concierge personally brought us to this fabulous outside restaurant in Venice! It was very expensive but very tasty!
22"I'm Here!" Sheri in St.Mark's Square on our first evening
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24What A Taxi! We took a boat "taxi" from the airport to our hotel in Venice
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26Ready and Waiting... Sheri relaxes in the lounge at Dulles Airport before the flight
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28Laptop Man Andy gets some last minute work done while waiting to get on the flight
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37Water, Water, Everywhere! View from our boat taxi
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42Our Hotel This gives a new meaning to "hotel on the water"
43Gondola Ride There were about 20 gondolas outside our hotel each day
44Looks Like An Italian! Andy poses by the gorgeous water our first evening in Venice
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47Alley Way We toured around Venice through the narrow "streets" and found some nice cafes
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53St.Mark's Cathedral Andy & I toured inside the cathedral
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60What a View! Andy took this picture from one of the many bridges...there's a boat taxi going by
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66Wooden Harley We took this picture for our friend Paul...he loves his Harley!
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77Tight Squeeze! We were afraid the gondola wouldn't make it under all the low bridges! The "captain" had to bend over each time we went under a bridge!
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85The Rialto Bridge A famous bridge in Italy...we crossed it once and that was enough!
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88A Busy Evening... Sometimes there were so many gondolas out on the water, it amazed us that we never crashed!
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102Outside Ambience... Every night in St.Mark's Square there was live music while we ate
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113Glass Factory We took a boat to a nearby glass factory...we ended up buying two beautiful glass pieces!
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118Glass Factory This is the outside of the glass factory where our boat dropped us off
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132Ceiling Art A ceiling in the Vatican...there was way too much gold in there!
133Train Ride The view from our train on the way to Rome
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136Ruins We toured through the ruins of Rome
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139More Ruins... It is hard to believe there used to be a whole community here
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144The Coliseum Outside view of the Coliseum...there used to be marble on the outside and inside but the Pope "stole it" for the Vatican
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153Side View This shows the three rows of the Coliseum
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158On a Tour We finally broke down and went on a group tour of the Coliseum...it was actually really good!
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165Man and Drawing Andy poses next to some historical drawings in the Coliseum
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178Look Out Below! This is where the stage used to be...there were trap doors underneath for animals to be raised up to the stage
