This morning we got on a crowded water bus destined for the large parkade located on the Italian mainland. That journey signified and end to our visit to Venice.
At dinner on Thursday night we talked about our visit to Venice and our impressions of the unique city. We came to the conclusion that it is not an easy city to navigate around and see a number of sites in a day. It is more the type of city that you should take the time to soak in the atmosphere, and enjoy the here and now. Instead of trying to run around and see all of the "highlights" listed in your travel book, I think you should just wander around and take it all in. To me it's a city the begs for you to find a perfect spot to sit, have a glass of wine and watch the world go by.
Seeing the Grand Canal on our Gondola ride was a stunning on Thursday night as it was on that first view from the water bus ride on Tuesday afternoon. It is such a unique site, that I think you would be captivated by it every time you see it.
Friday was a travel day as we moved south west towards Tuscany. We will be spending the next 5 nights in a Tuscan farm house that is ideally located for exploring the many sites of Tuscany.
Enroute to our next stop we made a diversion to Maranello to visit the Ferarri Museum. The temperature outside had risen to a sweet 29C and it was a clear sign that things were about to heat up. As soon as we parked the car we were approached by a young lady from Ferrari asking us if we would be interested in driving a Ferrari. Seeing that we had two young kids she quickly suggested that the California model would be ideal as it has two seats in the back for the kids (much like my convertible). It was a rare opportunity, so I figured "why not". We were only in it for about 20 mins, but it was fantastic. The sound the car makes is absolutely awesome, worth price of admission alone.
Finrrari!
Bronrrari!
The Ferrari California. Considered the entry level Ferrari at$235K. Gulp.
After what Bronwyn claimed to be the "best 20 minutes of her life", and Fintan told the Ferrari guy "The best 20 minutes of my life would be after I drove in a Buggati Veyron", we headed to the Ferrari museum.
The museum is pretty small but houses some super sweet cars.
The Ferrari Enzo. Named after the founder. Made from 2002 - 2004. Only 400 were made. The current value? The Enzo typically sells for over $1 Million at auction. Double gulp!
Fin's favorite, the Ferrari 458.
Both kids had a go at the Formula 1 simulator.
Someone is competitive...
Someone just crashed...
We had quite the adventure getting to our Tuscan farm house last night. They didn't have a proper street address to enter into our GPS so we added the numeric co-ordinates (first time ever doing that). We ended up in the dark on a very dodgy windy, steep road. After calming the nerves and getting back to the main road we were able to collect our thoughts and figure out where we needed to go to get to our place.
Our place is absolutely awesome.! We will post some pictures of it later today.
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