First Entry - Venice!

Today, our first full day in Venice -

The Morrell, Garofalo, and Brunet familes arrived in Venice yesterday - safe and sound. The weather was beautiful upon arrival, sunny, but not too hot. The water taxi ride from the airport was awesome, but wet, for all the kids sitting in the back of the boat. We were delivered directly to the front door of the hotel which faces the Della Ca' Bac', a small canal, in the Academia section of Venice. The hotel is quite comfortable and is located in an area of Venice that is not too crowded.

Our first dinner included pasta for all, plenty of great bread, and, of course, wonderful vino. We were reminded of Durham when the rain started after dinner. But, we managed to enjoy our gelato under the cover of a store front canopy.

After a good night's rest, some of us woke in time for calazione (breakfast) at our hotel. Of course, the coffee and hot chocolate (with extra sugar) was delicioso and the rolls and croissants were not bad at all.

Piero and Jesse are off to the airport to meet the students! Let the summer begin!