The first time I was in Venice, I was on my honeymoon. Alone.
Weeks before my wedding, my fiance got a case of cold feet. So cold it would have ended Global Warming once and for all. So, what do I do? My dreams were shattered. My future was stripped away without a reason.
I could remain in Tucson in the sweltering heat of the summer or take the depression to the Mediterranean. Let the Italians deal with it. It was a no-brainer.
Most people plan a cruise a year ahead of time, planning and saving for a great vacation. But not me. I cruise in crisis.
I called my travel agent. "Get me out of here!" I pleaded. And so she did. As luck would have it, there was only one room left on the ship which was leaving within days. With bikini in hand, I exhaled a sigh of relief.
So, when my trip to Italy this summer was planned, I was delighted to replace sad memories with a heart full of love and new tattletales from abroad.
So excited for the stories to come!!! As soon as a couple go up, I am sending this to all my friends!!!!! :)
ReplyDeleteI have been in Venice - only once on a cold and windy March Day.
ReplyDeletethere I was standing in an old Italian painting I had studied - A Caneletto? yes... It was unreal - the canal, the pigeons and me that's all that was in St Mark's Square. How lucky I was the moment was sublime....
Oh, now where was the tour group I was with? A nervous feeling started to take over...what would I do?
I was bad enough that two days prior I had fallen asleep while sitting on a park bench in Milan - I was trying to live that one down - and now here It seemed as though I was lost! Ah ha in my pocket was the days itinary - I was supposed to be listening to lecture in St. Marks ....I entered the church and casually joined the group - trying not to be noticed as the late one...
I can't wait until you get to Rome, yes I got lost there too!
who else...Jillsey
Oh my gosh, I did not really fall asleep in the big city of Milan.
ReplyDeleteI am a better traveler than that!
Jill
ahhh...so what happened in Italy? WHy you leaving me hangin like that? lol
ReplyDeleteT'was great meeting you tonight. See ya soon :-)