Italy 2014: Ravenna and Venice

John and Amy did their cooking class in Bologna. They made pasta and learnt how to make different sauces. Amy is rostered on to make dinner at least once a week now. They both had fun and have a certificate and apron to prove they did the class.

Watch out Masterchef here we come!!!

We moved on from Bologna to a smaller place called Ravenna for a couple of days and then to finish our holiday we are now in Venice. Ravenna is famous for its mosaics. We managed to fit in quite a few mosaics (they are magnificent) while in Ravenna.....unfortunately we had to visit a church or two to be able to check out the mosaics. We enjoyed our time here. Our motel was on the mall so everything was easily accessible.

Amy in downtown Ravenna and one of the mosaics.....just in time for Easter.

We got to Venice by train on Saturday...our last train trip of our holiday (luckily most were without too many headaches).

Venice sure is an interesting place...no roads, no cars, just canals, bridges and boats...and so many tourists - all with maps open and curious looks on their faces. Maybe Easter has something to do with the number of tourists. We were amazed that everything is open over Easter...even on Good Friday and Easter Sunday.

Since we've been here we have managed to get lost (no surprise!), visit the Rialto markets, check out San Marco Square (along with quite a few of the other tourists in Venice), travelled on the ferry to Lido (and dipped our toes in the Adriatic Sea), got some culture while visiting the Peggy Guggenheim Art Collection, caught the gondola across the Grand Canal, had some yummy meals and went to Murano and bought a few small pieces of glass - it is everywhere.