#8 Italy

Our pictures don't do it justice, but Venice was very romantic. The buildings and canals, the bridges, the scent of pizza in the air...We spent a day wondering up and down the streets of Venice, and the moment that I heard an Italian man singing with accordian accompaniment, I felt like, aha! Italy at last! We didn't splurge and ride a Gondola, but we did watch Gondoliers steer other tourists around for a while. There were a lot of tourists in Venice. Stairs and narrow streets made biking in the main area with our load impossible, so we were forced to become part of the wide-eyed blob. After Venice, who needs the rest of Italy, so Steve and I decided to head North to get a few more countries under our belts.