Venedig und das Meer - Feld 34

Ahhh, Italy. We drove through the mountains, the Dolomites, and made our way across the plains and down to the coast near Jesolo.  I had found a campground online and as it was now off-season it was easy to get a spot.   It was so lovely and warm when we arrived.  It was almost 8pm so we just looked at the beach and set up camp.  The first day in Italy was cloudy and warm but not hot.  Because of this we had the beach to ourselves for the first few hours.  It was perfect weather to build sand-castles and to play a little bit in the water, without worrying about sunburn!  Part-way through the morning 5 military fighter jets flew quite low over us, in formation.  Shortly thereafter were two more.  Out at sea we could see ships in the distance and a tourist Pirate Ship sailing back and forth.  As the weather improved the number of people on the beach increased, but it was never crowded.

Wie schon im vorherigen Blog gesagt fuhren wir Richtung Venedig. Wir blieben in einem Campingplatz in Jesolo. Am ersten Tag blieben wir am Strand. Es war nicht zu heiß und wolkig. Deswegen waren wir fast die einzigen dort. Doch am Nachmittag wurde es heiß und sonnig wodurch sehr viele Leute angelockt wurden.

Tuesday was our big outing.  To go to Venice. We took the local bus to the ferry and headed over to St. Mark's Square on the water.  It was sunny and beautiful and we enjoyed being out on the water.  A friendly older Italian couple were smiling at us over the number of children that we have.  "Bravo! Bravo!", I was told.  They were very sweet. :-)

We arrived in Venice, having seen some great yachts moored along the way, around 11am.  We toured around St. Mark's Square, the main cathedral square of Venice, and took our DKT photos there.  Yup- Venice itself is also on the board!  We wandered around the smaller alleyways, watching the gondolas in the canals, waving at the tourists in them as they went under the little bridges.  We enjoyed taking the smaller streets as they were shaded and were less crowded than the main thoroughfares between St. Mark's and the Rialto Bridge.  We did make our way to the Bridge, after a pizza and spaghetti lunch (what else! ;-)), and posed for a photo on it.  Dominik noticed people on a roof-top nearby, taking photos as well.  We waited there as he checked it out.  We discovered a fancy set of shops in this building- complete with doormen to open the door as we arrived.  We made our way to the top of the building where we queued with other tourists to go out on the rooftop.  It was so worth-while!  To have almost a bird's-eye view of the city!

The afternoon proved to be hot and more crowded and so, after a quick look around the cathedral (the wait there was much shorter than in the morning) and the purchase of a couple of things for the girls, we thankfully headed back onto the cool, breezy ferry and headed back to Jesolo.

Am nächsten Tag fuhren wir mit Bus und Fähre nach Venedig. Was manche vielleicht nicht wissen ist das in Venedig keine Autos fahren sonder nur Fußgänger und Gondeln sind. Wir hielten uns nicht auf den Hauptstraßen weil es dort zu heiß war und zu viele Touristen waren. Wir irrten uns durch die Gassen und suchten ein paar Denkmale. Wir suchten den Markusplatz und machten ein paar Bilder. Auf dem Markusplatz gibt es einen Turm. Den San Marco Capaline. Da fragte uns mein Vater (Dominik) eine mathematische Frage. Wieviele Ziegeln sind außen am San Marco Capaline? Nach Grübeln und Rechenaufgaben (wo wir geholfen wurden) kamen wir zu einer Zahl. Ca. 134 000 Steine. Zum Mittagessen aßen wir die unzähligste Pizza. Was sonst? ;-) Am Nachmittag sahen wir uns die Rialto Brücke an. Nachher konnten wir von einer öffentliche Dachterrasse daneben Venedig (ein bisschen) überblicken. Bevor wir mit der Fähre zurück fuhren konnten wir sogar die Markuskirche anschauen. Um rein zu dürfen müssen die Schultern und die Knie bedeckt sein.

Our last day was a total beach day.  It was hot and sunny.  The water was warm.  We were relaxed and had a fantastic time as a family.

Den letzten vollen Tag verbrachten wir am Strand.

Before we hopped in the car then to head home, because rain was forecast all over Northern Italy and Austria, we indulged in two more beach hours after packing up.  Finally we went for the last time to the campground's own Pizzaria.  The pizza man was so friendly and cooked DELICIOUS pizza.  We enjoyed it every day but one!  Oh, and the only down-side to the campground was the mosquitoes.  I hadn't found silent mosquitoes before, but here they were.  So, without warning, we were bitten up a bit.  In Canada the sound of the mosquitoes is almost torturous, but at least you know that they are there!

So, here we are, resting up in Austria while it rains and rains outside.  On Monday we will start again. With the Großglocknerstraße!  See you there!

Bevor wir dann weg fuhren hüpften wir für zwei Stunden ins Meer. Zum Mittagessen aßen wir die keine Ahnung wie vielte Pizza von der Pizzaria bevor wir nach Österreich nach Hause fuhren. Nur für eine kurze Pause. Weil es in Jesolo und in ganz Österreich stürmen soll. Am Montag fahren wir aber zum Großglockner um das Feld 24 zu machen. Also die Reise ist noch nicht vorbei.