Venice, Italy – Day two of the Venice Architecture Biennale. Our first visit was fun, but not fun enough that the twins wanted to come back. But I insisted. After all, we started with the less prominent of the two…
Venice Architecture Biennale – 1
Venice, Italy – Since it’s the last week of the Venice Architecture Biennale, we figured we better get on it. And in case you thought that an architectural exhibit is not fun for kids, you’re wrong! This was the offering from Iceland…
Burano
Venice, Italy – It’s a long haul out across the Venice lagoon to the island of Burano, famous for cookies and lace-making. We made the trip to catch some color magic.
Murano
Venice, Italy – The glassmakers’ workshop in Murano was obviously a hit with the twins, because: fire. (Twin S now asking for a blowtorch for Christmas.) But there’s more fun to be had on the island of Murano. We didn’t…
Scuola Grande di San Rocco
Venice, Italy – The thing about Venice is that there is an abundance of magnificent churches and Renaissance paintings. The twins love art and architecture as much as the next 8-year-old, but… this isn’t exactly their genre. But that’s what…
Italian Haircuts
Venice, Italy – The long-dreaded but inevitable event has arrived: Italian haircuts. I tried to convince S&V that getting a haircut in a foreign country is a fun adventure, but they weren’t buying it. Still, everybody is pretty happy with…
The Commute’s a Brute
Venice, Italy – On the vaporetto to Italian class. It could be worse.
Soccer the Universal Language
Venice, Italy – One of the (very few) complaints we have about life in Venice, is that it’s not easy for the twins to make friends. The main challenge is that they are shy about the language barrier. Fortunately, soccer…
Peggy Guggenheim Collection
Venice, Italy – If I were independently wealthy, I would buy a palazzo on the Grand Canal and use it to house my fabulous collection of modern art and to entertain my artist friends. There is so much to love…
Venice Museum of Natural History
Venice, Italy – The Venice Museum of Natural History is creepy. So of course my kids loved it. This place is filled with specimens that explorers brought back from around the world — featuring everything from stuffed animals to mummies…