Our drive to Venice was just a hair over five hours so really not too bad, especially considering we were driving along the coast and had water views. I don't mind all the driving we're doing because we split it up with these amazing cities and the luxury of having a car has been so nice!
We had a tough time finding gas once we reached Venice so rather than meeting Russ and Ellen at 1:30 like we were supposed to we didn't make it until closer to 2:30. It was so fun finally seeing them after having talked about it for so long!
First item of business was lunch so we walked through the tiny streets of Venice until we found a small pizza place.
After lunch we only had a few hours before we needed to hit the road again so we just walked around talking about our trips and loving the views we had.
Naturally we had to get gelato!
That just about did it for our stay in Venice! It was short but definitely sweet! We obviously didn't see a ton but we feel like we got a good taste of what the city is like.
Tom split up with us here and is taking a sleeper train up to Vienna and we'll meet him there tomorrow. Logan served in Klagenfurt and Tom in Vienna so they're both excited to go to their wards tomorrow. Chelsie, Russ and Ellen made the drive with us to Klagenfurt and are staying in a B&B while we stay with a family from Logan's mission.
The family we're staying with is so neat! The 21 year old daughter is basically our hostess and has been so good to us! In her words: "I want this to feel like a 10 star hotel!" We didn't get in until 9:15 but she still had an amazing dinner of an authentic pasta all ready for us and it was delicious! She showed us up to the room we're sleeping in and had the cutest sign on the wall and body wash for each of us on the beds. How sweet is she?!
After dinner she drove us all around Klagenfurt and showed us some really cool things that we won't have time to see tomorrow. She has such an enthusiasm about everything and is so excited we're here and has asked us to please come again soon. We can't wait to!
I couldn't have asked for anything more from Venice and our first few hours in Klagenfurt and can't wait to see more of the city tomorrow!
Weather Today:
The weather was really nice in Venice and we only had a couple minutes as we were walking back to the car that it rained. It wasn't too hot or too cold as we walked around. I'll take that any day.
Tomorrow: Klagenfurt and Vienna, Austria
Logan spent 6 months of his mission in Klagenfurt (his second area) and loved the ward! I'm so excited to go to church tomorrow and meet so many of the people that had such a positive impact on his life. Late tomorrow night we will make the drive North to Vienna!
We loved Klagenfurt when we were there a few years ago - thought of Logan the whole time. What a beautiful city to spend 6 months in. Have fun and be safe - love you all!
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