We have really had a tough time accessing internet so I am sorry for the lag in posts......but WOW - we have done and seen some incredible things. We flew to Venice, Italy from Canterbury, England on Wednesday (I think!! - lost track of days and time). We landed to much warmer weather but that was all forgotten when we got on the water taxi..... what a beautiful way to enter the city....
We stayed at an old monastery which sounds not so appealing but it was great. It was spotless, the rooms were large and breakfast served every morning.
The children were so fortunate to be able to sing in a 6:45 mass at Saint Mark's Cathedral in Venice. By now the older children have joined us and the harmonies made the choir sound like angels....seriously, it brought chills to everyone. If you have a chance, you should google this cathedral...my pictures will not do it justice. If I've got enough signal, I'll try to post a quick video of them singing.
We travelled by train yesterday from Venice to Florence....I must say the travel has been smooth considering there are 84 of us at this point. The food is incredible...just as expected. Prosciutto and melon is our new favorite little snack.
The children are rehearsing right now in a public square because the hotel didn't have a spot that wouldn't wake the guests......I'm going to head out and take a peak before they are done.
There are pictures of the interior and exterior of Saint Mark's Cathedral, the canals of Venice (we took a gondola ride night before last - the gondolier sang Karen Carpenter songs!! I guess those are the american songs he knew....and he threw in "killing me softly with his song..." The water/sunset picture is from our ride into the city of Venice after getting off our flight....the children rehearsing in the courtyard of our hotel...and other beautiful spots around the crazy little city of Venice. No street signs, twists and turns of alleys and canals.....most of the time you find your way by accident.
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