Friday June 20 - James here - We went on our first tour today. It took us to St. Marks square and the Doges Palace. Then we went to see the Milano glass factory where one of their glass blowers made a pitcher out of a blob of molten glass. It was incredible! I bought Cindy a bell for her birthday that will go in her collection. (I will guarantee the most expensive bell in her collection!) Then back to the ship by 12:15 we took off about 1:15. (The next part must ...

Good morning. James here - morning of Friday June 20th. Yesterday morning we were joined by some new friends we made from Australia named Rob & Carol. We took a water bus to the Rialto bridge. It is one of the most photographed bridges in all of Venice. The bridge has small vender shops setup all the way across and continuing for about 1/4 mile on each side. Definitely a tourist trap, but it works. Cindy and Carol both had packages for Rob and I to carry. We ...

Day 2 of our European Adventure Wow!! What a day! We slept in a bit to get caught up from the long flight over here! Had a delicious breakfast at the hotel where we met a couple from Australia who are going on the same cruise we are taking! Left the hotel & crossed the academia bridge (we couldn't find your padlock, Jon & Sarah) & continued on until we arrived at the San Marco square where we fed the pigeons & took lots of pictures of all the ...

European Adventure Day 1: Flight from KC to DFW was very smooth! Arrived early so had lots of time to get to next terminal & gate! We had to wait there due to a maintenance issue with the plane so took off an hour late! Got to Philadelphia in time to grab a bite to eat & board our next plane for Venice! Long flight (8 hours) with very little rest however got to watch a couple of movies so that was fun! We arrived here in Venice at about 10:00 a.m. W...