It is hard to believe the two weeks have already passed by. Today is our last day of vacation before we jump back on a plane to LA. We are excited that we get to meet up with Labe's wife Norma, their two boys, Marco and Piero, and Labe's mom. They came in to Venice to meet with us for a bit in the morning. We met them in Piazza San Marco for a couple of hours where we got a chance to sit in the square, let the boys run around chasing birds, all while one of Labe's cousins was playing the piano outside for one of the restaurants on the square. We didn't even know Labe had a cousin, and turns out he looks just like Labe!

Yvonne and Dan from the balcony on Saint Mark's Basilica

After spending time with Labe's family we decided to go into Saint Mark's Basilica. There was a lot of explore inside the church (but no cameras allowed), and you could even go upstairs in the church which allowed you to go outside on a patio that overlooks all of Piazza San Marco. After leaving the church we decided to check out the Fortuny Museum. This came as a recommendation from someone we were talking with at the Arsenale who said this was a pretty incredible building and collection to check out. The museum was interesting in that it had such a wide variety and somewhat eclectic collection of work. We wandered the building and saw as much as we could before the museum closed.

We really wanted to make sure we had a really great last meal to close out our trip. We remembered walking by an interesting place called Osteria L'Orto dei Mori which was not too far from our airbnb, so we decided that we would try that out. We were able to grab an early reservation and a table outside in the very quite, neighborhoody square. We enjoyed a great meal outdoors on the canal and then went home to start packing. We have a crazy early flight which means we need to wake up even earlier to catch a boat and then a bus to get to the airport. We will need to wake up early enough to catch a 4:30am boat.

Last Day In Venice

Dan Golembeski