Since we were not able to post pictures yeaterday, here are a couple from Florence. The first is from the Piazza Michelangelo at sunset and the second is from the stairs off the Piazza Navona. 
We left Florence early this morning to travel to Venice. The bus trip was about four hours long but the kids were entertained by Mark (our tour guide)'s game about the art they had seen. It was definitely a thinking person's game, since they were given six images of painitings and were asked to put them in chronological order. They worked in groups and used the information they have learned, including: the transition for two-dimensional art to three-dimenstional art, the use of light, color, landscape, realism and background. They did an excellent job! They are definitely learning a lot!
After arriving at the port, our fabulous driver (Angelo) drove the bus onto the ferry. Some of the kids were nervous about the concept of being on a bus on a ferry but their nervousness soon faded at the sight of the beautiful buildings of Venice. We quickly dropped our bags at the hotel and took the vaperetto (water bus) to the Piazza San Marco. Everyone had a couple of hours of free time to venture out for a little lunch.
We met back at the Lion Column in San Marco Piazza and met our guide for the city walk. A native Venetian, Fiona, took us through San Marco's cathedral and the Doge's Palace. She was a great storyteller and was fabulous at answering questions!
At the conclusiuon of the tour, we took the vaparetto back to the Lido (where our hotel is) and went to dinner. The evening ended with more free time to explore the Lido, watch the Germany v. Ghana soccer game or eat gelato!
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