Ahh Venice. We fell in love with this city! Last Thanksgiving, we headed down to Northern Italy to hang with our friends Brent and Maria who, at the time, were stationed in Aviano. Lucky for us, Aviano was only around an hour away from Venice. The day after an unbelieveable Thanksgiving dinner (and really good boxed Italian wine...seriously!), we found ourselves in Venice. Okay, November in Venice isn't exactly tourist season and the weather was a bit chilly but that didn't stop the droves of people from visiting this beautiful place.
Julia's favorite memory of this place was when I decided to feed the birds in St. Mark's Square by the Doge's Palace. So here's the story: I decided "When in Rome..." and feed the birds that have taken over the Square. After I paid the guy a few Euro, I was instantly covered in the world's fattest and most agressive birds. I was like an Alfred Hitchkock movie. For some strange reason, the birds left the bird feed vendor alone and as if on cue, they mobbed the unsuspecting tourist as soon as they were handed the feed. Anyhow, while I was getting mobbed, I decided to "share the love" and threw the seeds towards Jen, Julia, and especially at my buddy Brent who was having a particulary hearty laugh at my expense. Suddenly they too were engulfed by these fearless rats with wings. Good times. Here the link to the pix:
As for future plans, we are headed to Dublin Ireland this weeked! This is a place we were planning on going to for our one year anniversary but decided to put our money into buying our condo in Orange County. Probably the smartest thing we've ever done. (The dumbest thing we've done was sell that place!) On the agenda are pub crawls, good conversation with the locals, and fantastic Irish folk music. Not on the agenda is Guinness aka motor oil and touristy spots like kissing the blarney stone. Should be a good time.
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