Venice was beautiful and looked just as we pictured, except for maybe more shops than we expected. Definitely not “quaint”. They even had a Disney store. Lots of people. I don’t know if I agree that it is the most beautiful city in the world, but it’s certainly the most unique. We stayed in a perfect location and walked everywhere, except for one fun boat ride along the Grand Canal. Hot, like everywhere else, but not too bad. We even found a playground for the kids to play on. Of course there was ice cream and more pizza too. We are in Dubrovnik (on the coast of Croatia) now and just had the first real rain of the whole trip this morning. We plan on doing a whole lot of nothing for the next few days. We miss everyone and hope you are doing well.