Up early Tuesday morning for an 8:00 flight to Dallas then Philadelphia where I had a narrow window to get to the final flight. I made it, everyone boarded (big airplane, 30 rows of 9 seats across just in economy), ready for takeoff except for one “small” maintenance issue. Once fixed, the power had to be totally shut down then restarted which meant everyone had to get off the plane and take ALL their belongings. We left 2 hours late for the 7.5-hour overnight flight to Venice.
Thanks to BarbaraB’s travel tips, I easily bought a bus ticket to Mestre, the area of Venice where our hotel was. Unfortunately, I didn’t check for the best stop and got off a couple of miles farther away. I decided to walk after essentially sitting for the previous 24 hours. Pulling a suitcase and wearing a backpack made this “easy” walk more tiring than it should have been. But again, I made it. First pictures: public art in the roundabouts:
Our room at Hotel Voco was ready early, a nap and shower was refreshing. BarbaraB arrived around 5:30 (she flew in from London). Soon it was time for
Our adventure has begun.
arletelouise 
looks like a great time! Hope things continue to go smoothly for you. And that’s a very large “personal” pizza!!
I’m doing well. Look forward to future posts!