13th Birthday in Venice
Jan 18th, 2018, 11:20 AM
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13th Birthday in Venice
Hello! This is my first post here on Fodor's!
We are planning a trip to Italy to rent a villa in Tuscany to celebrate my mom's 70th birthday, and are tacking a few days in Rome on the front end of the trip and a few days in Venice on the back end. As the itinerary is working out, we will be traveling from Florence to Venice on the day in early July on which my older daughter turns 13. Does anyone have any suggestions for making this a special day, even though it's a travel day? (I remember being a similar age and seeing Venice for the first time--that's pretty special in itself!)
I'd love recommendations for somewhere to eat that is nice for her special day, but not too fancy or over-the-top. We will either be a party of 5--my mom, my husband, my daughter, and our other daughter, age 8. Or, we will be a party of 8, adding my sister and her two sons, age 12 and 9.
Thanks for any advice.
Stacey
We are planning a trip to Italy to rent a villa in Tuscany to celebrate my mom's 70th birthday, and are tacking a few days in Rome on the front end of the trip and a few days in Venice on the back end. As the itinerary is working out, we will be traveling from Florence to Venice on the day in early July on which my older daughter turns 13. Does anyone have any suggestions for making this a special day, even though it's a travel day? (I remember being a similar age and seeing Venice for the first time--that's pretty special in itself!)
I'd love recommendations for somewhere to eat that is nice for her special day, but not too fancy or over-the-top. We will either be a party of 5--my mom, my husband, my daughter, and our other daughter, age 8. Or, we will be a party of 8, adding my sister and her two sons, age 12 and 9.
Thanks for any advice.
Stacey
Jan 18th, 2018, 03:25 PM
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Where are you staying? You probably want to eat somewhere not too far from your hotel with a group.
The gondola is a great idea. They hold 6, so if your group is bigger, you need to get two.
You could consider, instead of the regular gondola ride, to take it from your hotel to dinner, as transportation. It will cost more, but it is pretty cool.
Also would help to know what your kid likes to eat.
The gondola is a great idea. They hold 6, so if your group is bigger, you need to get two.
You could consider, instead of the regular gondola ride, to take it from your hotel to dinner, as transportation. It will cost more, but it is pretty cool.
Also would help to know what your kid likes to eat.
Jan 19th, 2018, 04:26 AM
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Where are you staying? You probably want to eat somewhere not too far from your hotel with a group.
The gondola is a great idea. They hold 6, so if your group is bigger, you need to get two.
You could consider, instead of the regular gondola ride, to take it from your hotel to dinner, as transportation. It will cost more, but it is pretty cool.
Also would help to know what your kid likes to eat.
The gondola is a great idea. They hold 6, so if your group is bigger, you need to get two.
You could consider, instead of the regular gondola ride, to take it from your hotel to dinner, as transportation. It will cost more, but it is pretty cool.
Also would help to know what your kid likes to eat.
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If she likes pizza, maybe you could all go to OKE on the Zattere. They have good pizza (pasta and salads and other stuff too) and a big dining area out on the Giudecca canal. A lot of locals go there for celebrations and get togethers.
Pizzeria OKE - Venezia -
You can't take a gondola right there, but you could do it before and then take the vaporetto or walk the rest of the way.
Pizzeria OKE - Venezia -
You can't take a gondola right there, but you could do it before and then take the vaporetto or walk the rest of the way.
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