Happy New Year!!!

We arrived back "home" in London today after a night train from Venice and breakfast in Paris!

We had a nice time in Venice but what a weird city! We mostly just wandered around the city each day, exploring new areas!

New Years Eve in San Marco Square was really exciting/strange!! They had music and a countdown but the city didn't put on a real fireworks display, instead all of the drunks started lighting off explosives in the middle of the crowds! We didn't feel too safe at that point so we headed back to the apartment.

I had a very nice birthday including breakfast in bed and a nasty cold. I felt pretty miserable that day (must have finally got what Steve had in Paris) so instead of going out for birthday dinner, we had pizza and went out for a nice dinner the next night!

As you can see in the slide show we had a wonderful time with the pigeons! San Marco Square is covered in them in the day because there are vendors selling seeds (that supposedly have birth control in them!).

We went to a "Concerto" one evening that was REALLY good! Mostly Vivaldi (he's from Venice) with eight musicians. There was a Cellist that was very passionate about his music, it was quite humorous (we held in the laughter but some people couldn't). He was an amazing musician though!

Beautiful, amazing trip. We are so thankful that we have had this opportunity- it was a true blessing!

More to come soon, hopefully, about the next few months! We should know a few more details in the near future! Have a wonderful weekend and we hope your new year is bright!