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Venice Day 2
Started Day 2 in Venice early with a run down to the sea. Found a park at the end of the main walking area with another section of homes. There was a take a book give a book booth that Erin would have liked -- if she was fluent in Italian. 😅 Got a morning photo of the area where we were staying, including the hotel. Later in the morning, we had a Viator planned for Dodge Palace and the Basilica. Unfortunately, Antonio was not feeling very well and Josh ended up having to go back with him to the hotel room. :( The paintings and decorations in the palace and basilica were breathtaking. I picked up some kind of chicken sandwich at lunch time called cotolette. It was yummy. The boys got blood orange Powerades. In between our tour sessions we scheduled COVID tests through a government location in the square. We needed a negative test for everyone in order to board the cruise ship. Luckily, everyone tested negative and we got our necessary documentation....
Newark to Venice
Thanks mostly to Erin, the boys bags were all set and ready for our drive to Newark airport. We left pretty much on time but immediately realized Antonio and Jack were playing with the the iPad at the house and didn't put it back in my backpack. So we turned around and got it. Only wasted about 15 minutes. We got to the airport with plenty of time around 3:45 I had to get someone to help with my boarding pass because my name my passport and name on my reservation didn't match 100%. Even with that we got to the gate really fast thanks to the TSA pre-check. We killed the next 2 hours or so with snacks, reading and trying unsuccessfully to get into the United Club. Apparently for one time pass holders it was "at capacity". Oh well, just had to plan on drinks and food once in Venice. The flight just under 8 hours and I don't think anyone was really able to fully sleep 😴. They served some kind of mango sorbet for dessert and it was mostly me...