Though it is not quite Rome (I really love Rome and wish I could live there), we soaked up rays and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves in Caorle, Italy this past
long weekend. Since our last trip to London was more of a vacation for the adults, this vacation was planned for Kalynn and she could not have been more thrilled. We left early Thursday morning for the trek through the Austrian Alps to our little getaway. The views in the mountains were breathtaking!!! Each dozen times I snapped photos of the snow capped peaks I kept saying "okay... no more pictures of the mountains", but they were so beautiful I tried my best to capture on film what I did not want my memory to lose. They were all taken at different points traveling up the mountain.
Waterfalls cascading down the mountains every mile or so were an exciting surprise each time. Even some of the architecture was stunning. Check out how winding the roads were on the mountain. I had to laugh when I saw the navigation display!
Though it rained for most of the trip up the mountain... it was beautiful, sunny, and clear for the trip down and the duration of our vacation.
We stayed at
Pra' delle Torri in Caorle (just outside of Venice). The ApartHotel we booked was perfectly located between the beach and the huuuuuge waterpark. We arrived Thursday evening, checked in and immediately hit the beach. Since we did have such a long trip, we did little more than get our feet wet, rest under the beach umbrella on the lounge, and play a bit in the sand. There was a supermarket at the resort so we picked up a couple of things (drinks, paper plates, etc) and headed back to the room to bring all of the rest of our things in. Then it was off to explore the resort.
In short order we scored some cannolis, pizza, lasagna, and delicious ice cream! Honestly... I could have eaten myself into a coma!
The next couple of days we alternated between the beach and the waterpark. At first Kalynn was all about going to the beach but that was because we really hadn't done anything at the waterpark. After Friday's "after-nap visit" to the waterpark, the kid was hooked! That is all she wanted to do... the beach was little more to her than a huge sandbox full of seashells to collect. She didn't want to get back into the water (though the salt water would have helped her ailing skin that took a toll to the intense sun). She obliged us, however, and dutifully played in the sand at the beach while awaiting her chance to go back to the waterpark.
The waterpark closed fairly early (6:00pm) so after that each day we would head out for dinner and ice cream. Also there was a very small fun/amusement park type area on the resort. Kalynn found a kiddie roller-coaster ride (The Caterpillar) that she had to ride each night. She was not really interested in anything else at the amusement area. We also rented a tandem bike/carriage and took a stroll around the entire resort. Though Marco and I were the ones pedaling, Kalynn was the one protesting that she was tired and needed to be carried as we walked back to the aparthotel. Go figure!
We concluded our vacation Sunday afternoon and returned home last night. Marco has a nice golden tan to return to work with, Kalynn has lots of memories to share at school today, and I have a lot of cannolis and pistachio ice cream to work off!
