We are ready for departure. After closing up the house, we drove to Miami down Alligator Alley to the Crowne Plaza Hotel. In our room we watched downloads of Rick Steve's tour of the Grand Canal and St Marks Basilica. These tours can be downloaded for free. With my iPad I can listen to the tour when we go to the site and follow just as if I had my own tour guide. So we got a preview of places we plan to see in Venice. We bought Rick Steve's book about traveling in Ilaly that has the same script as the video. It will be a great reference!
This evening we went to dinner at the Latin Cuban restaurant across the street. They spoke Spanish and it was good practice for us. We ordered mahi-mahi, salad, plantains, and rice and beans. John like the plantains, so I will make sure to cook some when we get back home. This morning we are going to work out in the workout room and then go for breakfast. We spent the rest of the afternoon watching the US open and practicing our Italian.
Ciao!
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