Venice for our 5th...

September 29th marked our 5th wedding anniversary. We had made a promise to each other when we were in Jamaica for our wedding and honeymoon that we would return to that same country, same resort 5 years later. Well, circumstances didn't quite allow for that, so we spent the weekend in Venice instead. It's a 2 1/2 hour train ride from Milan. It is as beautiful as they have always boasted in the travel books. But, we felt sorry for some of the local Venetians that are constantly overrun by tourists. Yet, the city would not be what it is without the money pouring in from tourists. We passed on a gondola ride and will be sure to do it next time when some of our friends or family come to split the cost! Are we cheap or what? There are 2 young couples that we met up with that go to meeting and live near Venice. We met up with them for pizza on Saturday night and spent all day Sunday together. One of the couples is from Australia (Adrian and Sonia Barry) and Victor and Mihaela (can't spell their last name) from Romania. We hit it off right away and look forward to the next time we can meet up.