Anniversary Vacation I

Before we left, I was curious how our passports would be checked. We had never checked-in online for an international flight, or transited a Schengen Area country before a final destination. I had also read about the horrors of transiting Charles de Gaule airport and to be prepared for an hour long transit. Our experience was pretty smooth. We had our passports checked in Spokane, and every time we got on a plane. Our transit through Charles de Gaule was too easy; there was nobody in line but us. We got a entry into the Schengen Area in Paris and just walked right into Italy like we were landing in Spokane.

We upgraded our ticket to Delta Comfort Plus, which gave us four more inches of legroom, free wine, our recline in our seats, and power to charge our phones with. It was great. 

I had a Catholic crisis of conscious during our flight to Paris. It is Lent, so no eating meat on Friday. We left Seattle on Thursday and at 4:00 am Friday Paris time and 8:00pm Thursday Seattle time I was given and ate a small roll with beef in it. Was it REALLY Friday? 

On the way to Venice we flew over the Alps.

Flying over the Alps

After landed at the Venice airport, we a took water bus to the city. We got of the bus at the Fondamente Nove stop and walked to the Basilica of Saints John and Paul also called Zanipolo. Then we walked to Santa Maria die Miracoli. They both had great art. From there we walk to San Marcos to check into our hotel; Hotel ai do Mori. It is just yards from Piazza San Marco. We did some grocery shopping and then went to dinner. We had a nice dinner at Ristorante Marciana. It was great and the service was excellent. The excellent service might have been because we were the only ones there. So far, traveling in the off season is great.

Water Bus from airport in Venice