So what have you been doing in Venice?

Well, folks, we’ve had no wifi in our little apartment, so that’s why there have been no updates in the last four days or so. Come to find out there is a little wifi point right up the calle from us.
Venice is amazing. It is refreshingly unlike Paris, but marvelously strange and mysterious much like Paris. The language is fun and familiar. Ciao this and grazie that, Prego this and Buena sera that.
The canals are very romantic and the weather is absolutely tropical.
But that brings us to the one major drawback: mosquitoes. Poor Carlos. They like him so much that they’ve pretty much left us alone. We sleep under a mosquito net.
We had a 1 and a half hour long rain storm today. Of course it began just after we hung our wet laundry out to dry.
Some of the best things about Venice: The stand up bar/cafes. Everything is cheaper if you have it standing. Plus, this method is way cooler and more Venetian. Also, the outdoor markets, on boats! Cool. Oh my gawd, the brioche and the cappuccinos are fabulous. Walking everywhere and getting lost no matter what. You just can’t help it. You might as well just start out with the sole purpose of getting lost. It’s easier to handle.

We leave tomorrow (we hope) without incident. On a train (we hope) headed toward Florence and some of the surrounding towns. To eventually meet up with mom (we hope) in Amsterdam.