BACK IN ITALIA !!!!

When we left Brač we went camping in Hvar, another one of the 1300 islands. The ferry trip took 3 hours. We stayed in an abandoned village next to an olive farm were we set up the tents. We stayed there for three nights. On the last night we found a big ancient water collector. We used it as a skate park with our scooters. After 1 hour we went to a restaurant and got a mixed grill it was delicious. The restaurant was the only place open in the abandoned village of Malo Grablje



After Havar we went to Istria on the mainland for 2 days. We camped in someone's front yard which was also a shooting range. We visited a huge amphitheatre in Pula where gladiators would fight.  They fought each other and fought other beasts. It would not be nice to be a gladiator but they did not have a choice as they were prisoners.


Then we drove back to Italy!!!!!! Right now we are living in Venice. There are no streets it is just water .    Venice is a city on 117 small islands connected by about 400 bridges with 150 canals. I have not seen a car in Venice because they are banned so everyone uses boats for transport.  Yesterday we went on a gondola. It was soooooo  expensive  80€ for half an hour. But it is worth it!!! They have the most comfortable seats. Our captain was called Marco and he started being gondalier when he was 18. His dad was gondalier, his grandfather was a gondalier and his great grandfather!!!!!! We get a great view out of our window of our apartment on a canal.  We are about ten centi meters away is the cannel.  WOW!!!!

We visited the famous San Marco square where Poppie visited when he was young. Dad, Bailey and I climbed a huge tower.  Yesterday we visited Venice's fish market. It was huge and smelly.  It sold so many different fish and canal seafood including spider crabs and snails. The fish man gave Eliza and Josie a sea snail which they kept as a pet.

       THIS IS THE BEST PLACE IN ITALIA!!!