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Venice: Our Week of Romance, No Nappies in Sight

We’re Charlotte and Tom, a late-30s British couple who’ve ditched our four kids with their incredibly brave auntie, for a second honeymoon in Venice. I’m a stay-at-home mum, usually up to my elbows doling out crisps, just to get them to eat their Weetabix. Tom’s a corporate deal-closer, always on about “synergies and sustainability.” 

Venice is pure bliss — canals shimmering under moonlight, palazzos whispering of doges, trattorias spilling laughter and wine. We’re here for a week, free to wander, flirt, and completely forget about the dreded school run. 

This tale’s our chance to share the Venice that had us snogging like newlyweds, hoping you’ll fancy a go yourself. The Timeless Travelers Guide is your ticket to plotting a similar escape.

Venice’s St. Mark’s Square Dazzles

We land at Marco Polo, knackered but buzzing, and check into a Cannaregio B&B — €150 a night, with a view of a nice, quiet canal. Our first evening, we’re in St. Mark’s Square, gawping at the Basilica’s golden mosaics glinting in the dusk light. We splash out on €20 spritzes at a café, the band playing Vivaldi, and Tom’s trying to waltz me, nearly knocking over a waiter. 

The square’s been Venice’s heart since the 9th century, and we’re proper chuffed, feeling like we’ve nicked a moment from a Renaissance painting. No kids, no contracts — just us, and it’s bloody brilliant.

Cannaregio’s our home base. It’s less touristy, with narrow streets and locals nattering over espresso. We’re munching €5 cicchetti — polpette and baccalà — at a bacaro, Tom pretending he’s not missing his usual Full English. 

A barman named Luca tells us this area was a Jewish ghetto in the 1500s, and we’re strolling to the old synagogue, its faded walls heavy with stories. Tom’s switched off his work phone, a genuine miracle! And I’m snapping pics of laundry flapping over canals, feeling lighter than I have in years. Cannaregio’s got Venice’s soul, and we’re proper smitten.

Rialto Bridge Bustles with Life in Venice

The Rialto Bridge is our next stop. It’s a 16th-century marvel, all white stone and bustling stalls. We’re leaning over the Grand Canal, watching gondolas glide, and Tom’s joking about trading his suit for a gondolier’s hat. 

I’m eyeing the fish market below, where merchants have haggled since the Middle Ages, and we grab €8 gelato, pistachio dripping down our chins. A vendor shares a bit about Venice’s trading empire, and Tom’s nerding out, comparing it to his boardroom deals. The Rialto’s a proper showstopper, and we’re holding hands, plotting our next move.

Dorsoduro’s where we imbibe the essence of being art connoisseurs. The Peggy Guggenheim Collection — €15 entry — has Picassos and Pollocks in a palazzo where Peggy partied in the ’50s. I’m gawping at a Kandinsky, while Tom’s whispering silly captions for each painting, making me literally snort out loud. How embarrassing! 

We wander to the Accademia Bridge, catching sunset over the canal, and it’s so gorgeous I’m half-expecting Tom to drop on one knee and propose all over again. The area’s got 17th-century churches like Santa Maria della Salute, and we’re peeking inside, candles flickering, feeling Venice’s quiet reverence. Dorsoduro’s our kind of posh, and we’re loving it.

Murano Glows with the Craft of Venice

Murano’s our day trip. A €10 vaporetto ride gets us there, and we’re touring glass-blowing workshops, molten orbs turning into vases before our very eyes. Murano’s been crafting glass since the 13th century, and we’re proper gobsmacked, buying a €50 pendant for my mum. 

Tom’s trying to charm the glassblower with his corporate patter, and I’m giggling, snapping pics of furnaces glowing like dragons. We’re sipping €3 coffees by a canal, watching boats bob, and it’s a perfect, kid-free day.

Halfway through our Venice jaunt, we’re buzzing — fancy joining the fun? The Timeless Travelers Guide has got the lowdown on islands and more, but you’ll need to see this city’s sparkle for yourself. There’s nothing like actually being here taking it all in.

The Scuola Grande di San Rocco’s our hidden treasure. It’s a 16th-century confraternity hall — €10 entry — packed with Tintoretto paintings that make my jaw drop. Tom’s pretending to be more cultured than he actually is, but I think he’s more into the carved ceilings than he lets on. 

The place housed Venice’s plague survivors, and we’re quiet, imagining candlelit prayers echoing here. We’re at a nearby osteria after, sharing €25 seafood risotto, the waiter regaling us with tales of Renaissance merchants. The Scuola’s a slice of Venice that most miss, and we’re chuffed to have found it.

Venice’s Libreria Acqua Alta Charms

Libreria Acqua Alta’s our quirky find. This bookshop’s a maze of tomes stacked in gondolas, with a canal-view staircase made of old books. I’m snapping photos, half-hoping to start our own blog, while Tom’s flipping through a dog-eared novel, half joking about retiring here. 

The owner tells us it’s been a haven for book lovers since the ’90s, and we’re hooked, buying a €15 postcard set. We end the day at a Dorsoduro wine bar, €12 glasses of prosecco in hand, toasting our freedom from packed lunches and bedtime stories.

Venice isn’t just a place, it’s a blessing. We’ve glided through canals where doges ruled, eaten tiramisu in squares that saw Marco Polo. We’ve danced in trattorias till midnight. Every gondola sway, every crumbling palazzo, every clink of wine glasses feels like a stolen holiday from our usual chaos.

 Our last night, we’re at a rooftop bar near San Marco, €30 negronis glowing, the city’s lights dancing on the lagoon. Tom’s got his arm around me, and I’m feeling like that 20-something he first kissed, kids a world away. You’re itching for it now aren’t you — that tug to chase Venice’s glow, to rediscover your spark in its waters.

Grab your love and sail to Venice’s heart. The Timeless Travelers Guide is your compass — flights, B&Bs, canal routes, cicchetti stops — to craft a week as dreamy as ours. Click the link and start plotting your own Venetian fling.

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