Venice, Italy

We are taking every chance we get to visit new (to us) places in Europe while we are living here. Venice was by far the most romantic city we have been to since we've moved here and the architecture---wow, every where you looked there was something to take a picture of.

San Marco Basilica
Burano Island - makers of lace

Bells near our hotel

Clock tower - San Marco square

Gondolas with San Marco square in the background

Our hotel 3749 Ponte Chiodo named after the bridge it is next to.
Rialto Bridge
Wes at Campo Giovanni Paolo (in the yellow coat)

Evie with Santa Maria della Salute in background

Spring is here!

Wawel castle from the Vistula river

Spring has begun to show itself. I have taken these photos in the past few weeks.

The planty around the centrum of Krakow.


Palm Sunday

The above photos is of Polish "palm" branches - since actual palms were not readily available long ago, other means were used to create palm branches from many types of dried and silk flowers.

Polish dancers at a celebration on Palm Sunday

A 2 story high picture of Pope John Paul II was put up a few days before the anniversary of his death. On April 2nd many people honored his life with the memorial candles seen below.