#689 - VENICE DAY 3

An Intriguing Water Well

An Intriguing Water Well

Gondola Views

Gondola Views

Walking Home in a Thunderstorm!

Walking Home in a Thunderstorm!

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  • Finished my morning run by by 9a.

  • Brought back ham and cheese croissant sandwiches for breakfast.

  • Rebekah and I read and talked about Psalm 1 together. (Planning to read through the Psalms together on most mornings during this trip and beyond. I have to do a better job of leading us to have times like this together!)

  • Had my first spaghetti in Italy for lunch! Rebekah had some fried seafood over polenta. We then walked by a place that had Chinese dumplings. I couldn’t resist. They were decent. (What was I really expecting?!)

  • Went to Gucci. Still considering. Haven’t pulled the trigger on anything yet!

  • Went on a gondola ride. I agree with a statement I heard on a documentary about Venice, “The best views in Venice are from the water.”

  • Came back home. Rested.

  • Stepped out at well past midnight for dinner. Went to a 24/7 pizza/pasta joint. I had tortellini with red sauce. Rebekah had some sort of other pasta with white. We also had our first cannoli. It wasn’t very good.

  • It started pouring rain. We had no jackets and were wearing sandals! In order to stall, I ordered a slice of pizza. By the time I was finished it was still pouring. We were nearly a mile away from our place! We had to go for it. Using Google maps while traveling through the maze that is the streets of Venice is quite a challenge in the pouring rain. The picture above shows how happy Rebekah was about the experience. Me on the other hand am thankful for a memory we will never forget!

  • Got home, showered, and didn’t go to bed until the sun rose because I finished The Authentic Swing by one of my favorite authors Steven Pressfield and started another book of his entitled, The Knowledge. He is an incredible writer!