Well after a short nap and long hot shower, I feel normal again.

The sail in to Venice this morning was spectacular. I can't imagine arriving any other way, we sailed right by St.Marks square and Sandra did a fantastic job pointing out all the sights.

Took the first boat shuttle to St. Marks and then we just wandered and wandered and wandered, saw the Bridge of Sighs, Rialto Bridge, etc, etc. Got a little lost, but somehow you end up coming back around. It was a little hot later in the day and of course a gelato was just the thing. Had lunch of pizza, and antipasata at a little place we saw that just happen to coincide with my need to get out of the sun and sit down for about an hour. Met and chatted with a charming couple from Scotland who are on vacation at Lake Cumo and took the train into Venice for the day.

Tonight is dinner in Lattitudedes with Olivia, Tom/Mona and Russ/Debbie - then Tom, Mona and us are doing the Gondola serenade tour and then spend some time hanging out at St. Marks just watching the scene. Tomorrow, Frank and I plan another day of just getting lost, buying a few things for gifts and finding another charming place for lunch. We are contemplating dinner off the ship, but we will see.

Tuesday morning I have booked a private Grand and Minor Canal Boat ride for us, Tom/Mona, Tony/Joanna, and Marc/Arlene - so looking forward to that.

Last night we had dinner in CR with Tom/Mona and Russ/Debbie, then up to the pool deck for the sailaway dessert and jazz, gorgeous evening and we enjoyed it.

This trip has just been wonderful. Its only our third time in Europe and we feel like we walk around with our mouths hanging open, totally being tourists and are just constantly amazed at the sights, the buildings, the architecture and the history. We are such a couple of "newbies". Oh well one day we will feel more experienced. We have so enjoyed all the BK clients and LCT'ers that we are meeting for the first time, such a nice group of fellow cruisers.

Miss everyone, wish you'all were here.

Oh by the way, for those of you who know Elda, she came onboard for the day yesterday, apparently she lives very near by. Lorraine told me later that she took her and some of the staff to her home for lunch and they had an enjoyable few hours off the ship.

Cheers everyone!