.......MORE scenes from an outdoor market in Venice; this one is near Ponte Rialto again.. We went there looking for souvenirs and gifts we hoped would be lower in price, but they were only slightly less. Anyway, I'm sure you don't want to hear me talk any more about these outdoor markets - I've already said WAY too much - especially since I'm not overly fond of them in Italy!!




............ I love pictures like the one of Sonia and her dad together. We really enjoyed the fun and time spent together with Sonia and Claudio in Venice those 6 days. I KNOW Venice was the Italian city Sonia loved the most, in spite of the cold and rain we encountered. Always bundled up, she and Claudio felt the cold even more than we did, after their past 3 years living in Florida!! They keep asking us to sell our house in 'frigid Wisconsin' and MOVE to Florida, but for now, it's just too darn HOT & HUMID for us! Maybe some day.... IF they start having children!! BTW, can you spot what looks like "little green elves" in one of these pictures above??