Off the Grid!!!!!

This is a side note to explain why our posts stopped. When we got to Venice, our hotel had free wifi, with a great signal, but the internet connection was so unstable that Blogger wouldn't let us connect. When we got on the cruise ship, we decided not to get a wifi package. When we got off the ship, our hotel in Venice (a different hotel) again suffered from bad internet. We took lots of pics and notes, so tomorrow we will catch up on our postings.

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