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August 11, 2016 - Elisa and Tanya throw it back to Venice

8/10/2016

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Elisa's Daily Scoop

Memories of Venice

Good day to you!

First I need to tell you just how strange things were yesterday... I wrote my blog prior to Tanya writing her's and signed off, thinking "Ok, I'm all done."

The next thing I know, I get a text and an email from Tanya asking me if everything is okay since I hadn't written my blog yet.

I say, "What?!! I wrote it earlier and saved it!"  But for some reason, it just disappeared.  It was so upsetting. 

So, with very little time left before our emailing time, I bang out my blog all over again and as fate would have it, I actually made it in time!  

I do hope you enjoyed reading it yesterday and some of the fun things happening this month in an around New York for my W2GW segment.
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How about a few Throwback Thursday travel memories today?

I know it's only two years ago, but this month in 2014, me and my girlies were traveling through Italy for just about the entire month of August. 

It was one of the most wonderful trips of my entire life and one that I had planned for a number of years.  

I decided to start in Rome and work my way north.  My itinerary and daily blogs were very informative and I welcome you to read each entry HERE.

One of my absolute favorite cities visited was Venice!!

Here are the links to our five days in Venice:

Day 1: August 16th 
​Day 2: August 17th 
Day 3: August 18th 
Day 4: August 19th
Day 5: August 20th  
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In Venice - in water Taxi - August 2014 (c)travelincousins.com
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Beautiful Venice (c)travelincousins.com
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Early morning views of Venice - Gondolier starting his day (c)travelincousins.com
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Our gondola ride (c)travelincousins.com
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Peering out of my luxury suite at the Ai Reali Hotel in Venice (c)travelincousins.com
Venice is truly a magical city.  Just the idea that it is surrounded by water and canals envelop the entire place is brilliant!

​Just walking around and getting lost in the city is an adventure.  And of course, there are the iconic sites and things to do such as a gondola ride, the Rialto Bridge and a walk around San Marco Plaza.  

One morning I awoke early while my little group was asleep and took a stroll around, snapping pictures of the gondolas lining up.  It was magical.


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At St. Mark's Basilica (c)travelincousins.com
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The Winged Lion - the symbol of St. Mark, the patron saint of Venice (c)travelincousins.com
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Close-up of St. Mark's Basilica (c)travelincousins.com
The next day, me and the girls embarked on a scheduled 2-hour tour counting lion images and statues around Venice. 

As you may or may not know, the winged Lion is the symbol of St. Mark, the patron saint of Venice.

My next trip to Italy will be to the south of the country, where my family hails.  Namely, Calabria and the island of Sicily.

I'm hoping it will be within the next couple of years!
And I'm also looking forward to it being with my dear cuz, Tanya!
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How about some more information about Venice...

16 Fun Facts About Venice, Italy
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1. Venice, capital of northern Italy’s Veneto region, is built on a collection of approximately 115 tiny   islands in a marshy lagoon in the Adriatic Sea. 

2. Venice is more than 1500 years old and dates back to the mid 400's.

3. The first public casino in the world was opened in Venice in 1638.

4. The first woman in the world that graduated was born in Venice in 1646.

5. By the 18th century, there were over 200 churches in Venice.

6. The famous San Marco bell tower, or campanile, was built in the 12th century and collapsed in 1902. The tower was rebuilt to be exactly the same as the previous one. It is 98,6 metres tall, which makes it fifth tallest bell tower in Italy. 

7. There are 3 major bridges across the Grand Canal – Accademia, Rialto and Scalzi. 

8. There are more than 400 pedestrian footbridges spanning the canals.

9. Venice has one of the narrowest streets in the world. Calletta, or Ramo Varisco street, is only 53 cm wide. 

10. There are about 350 gondolas and 400 gondolieri in the city of Venice. 

11. On average, a gondola is 11 meters long and it weighs almost 600 kilos.

12. Venice got its first female gondolier in 2010.

13. Venice has 177 canals.

14. Over 18 million tourists visit Venice every year, which works out to about 50 thousand people per day.

15. According to Venetian tradition, the couple riding in gondola should kiss under each bridge and they will stay in love forever.

16. Venice is sinking at the rate of 1-2 millimeters a year.


Last night...
​...we had an interesting night last night.  Late in the afternoon, Kelsey was complaining of a stomach ache.  I told her to drink a bit of seltzer, in hopes that it would calm her belly.

Anyway, she went out to dinner with her dad and Gianna and the next thing I know, I get a text from Gianna that Kelsey threw up.

Oh no! Well, when she got home I found out she had eaten chicken nuggets and fries but moreover, she gulped down a chocolate chip milkshake.  I'm assuming that put her over the edge.

The good news is, when she got home, she reported that she felt much better.  So, that made me happy since it was not viral, and probably just an upset stomach from eating too much. Whew!

Today, we are having a barn day, the second day this week.  We took a break yesterday, but back in the saddle today!
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Hope it's a great one!!

-E
xoxo
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Tanya's Daily Scoop
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Flashbacks and Flash-forwards of Venicia 

Hey Hey Hey and a Happy Day!

Do you know that I use to have that as my voicemail greeting?! Funny huh!

Anyhoo, when I jumped on here I was thrilled to see that Elisa's blog didn't disappear like yesterday...ugh how freakin' frustrating!!

Plus when I saw that she was throwing back to the wonderful city of Venice - which happens to be one of my favorites. I was totally stoked!

So much so, that I decided to not only jump on the band wagon and share Venice throwbacks, but also give you a wee little glimpse of something very exciting about our Epic & Amazing Euro Ski Circuit Finale...check it out down below!

My throwback to Venice takes us to 2009 when I toured the beautiful homeland of Italy along with a friend of mine and a new friend that I made along the way...

Funny thing is - I am still friends with the friend I met along the way and I am no longer even in contact with the friend that I went with -
who btw I've known since I'm 11 years old!
Why???
Well it seems that once he met his wife (which was indirectly thanks to me - long story) she no longer wanted him and I to be friends.
And this certainly wasn't the first time this sort of thing has happened.
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Really it does suck, but oh well, what can I do...  
Except perhaps ask WTH is wrong with some people?!

So now without further adieu...DRUMROLL please

​I present you with wonderful memories of VENICE - these amazing pictures are not only gonna transport you back in time along with me, but make you want to book a trip to go visit Venice for yourself!!
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From the top of San Marco Campanile (c)travelincousins.com
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Strolling the streets of Venice (c)travelincousins.com
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Picturesque views a every turn! (c)travelincousins.com
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Me and my buds (c)travelincousins.com
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Can't stop taking pictures! (c)travelincousins.com
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Dreamy Venice (c)travelincousins.com
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Surreal (c)travelincousins.com
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I can't wait to go back! Here I was looking out the window from my room over looking the canal at the Bauer Hotel (c)travelincousins.com
For more pictures of Venice and a super funny story read this:
If you're gonna get lost, why not do it in Venice!
And since the kiddies didn't make the trip with me, I'll throw in a couple of adorb throwback pics of them:
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Awwweeee wee little Cosette and baby Mika - circa 2009 (c)travelincousins.com
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Digging a hole! 2010 (c)travelincousins.com
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Enjoying a gondola ride at the Venetian in Las Vegas - circa 2011 (c)travelincousins.com
Although the kiddies didn't make the 2009 trip, they have already been to Italy and we'll all be going back this coming winter - this time they will get to fully experience Venice in all of it's glory during the Winter Carnival!

​Eeeeeek I'm so super excited about this - definitely a Dream Come True - now if only my little sis Brigitte would make the trip - I know this was a fairytale dream of her's too!

We really can't wait...can you???
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PC: venice-carnival-italy.com
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PC: telegraph.co.uk
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PC: wiki
I'm telling you - it's gonna be AMAZING!!!

And as you can tell from the pictures below - I've apparently always had a fascination with the Venetian Carnival!
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At the Venetian in Las Vegas for Carnival (c)travelincousins.com
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At the Venetian in Las Vegas for the Carnival (c)travelincousins.com
Quick touch on yesterday:
We went to the stables as planned, Cosette got to enjoy Dream and give her a cooling bath. I managed to squeeze in my workout and I started the ginormous food shopping that needs to be done to stuff the fridge and cabinets before I depart on Tuesday morning.

Now, I've got to get into gear and get this packing started. It's gonna be a HUGE chore to pack for this one!!!
I've also got to head to the gym - lord knows if I will make it into the gym while I'm gone...but at least I know I'll be getting a workout by pedaling over 280km!!
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I wish you a most wonderful day!
Ciao,
-T 
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