Venice here I come

We have just arrived at our hotel outside of Venice.  This hotel room is probably the nicest yet.  Yesterday's in Assisi was tiny and had a very European shower.  The whole floor of the bathroom was the shower.  It just had a drain in the floor.  Very interesting to navigate.  While on the subject of bathrooms.  Everyone warned me so much about the bathrooms in Europe...you have to pay, they don't have toilet paper, they won't be clean.  I have not had that experience at all.  One thing I have noticed is that they have many different ways to flush a toilet.  Some have a big push button on a wall.  Only one has had a handle like ours at home.  Many have the tanks posted high on the wall above the toilet.  Weird, I know, but just an observation.

We will be in this hotel for two nights.  This evening after dinner we are going into Venice for a gondola ride, a visit to St. Mark's square.  I am so excited to see Venice.  I have been looking forward to it for a long time.

I will try to post more after tomorrow's excursions.  While I have a connection I must add...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ETHAN!!!!  I love you.