Staying up for a fireworks show that starts at 11:30 is not easy. Kaitlyn did everything in her power to make sure she wasn’t going to miss that show. She nearly missed it because staying awake required misbehaving a bit… but she made it.
Around 10:30, we left the hotel for the two minute walk to St Mark’s Square. It was already packed with people. We staked out a spot and did what we could to hold our ground. It wasn’t easy. Finally the show started. It wasn’t like at Disneyworld, the lights didn’t dim and no one came on a loudspeaker to say ladies and gentelmen, boys and girls…. There was just one loud boom, everyone looked up, and the fireworks started. They were set to music, but we could barely hear that over the explosions.
Once they started, the crowd pushed forward to try to see around the buildings and we lost sight of Patrick, Julie and Sarah. Some activities are not easy for a group of six to do together.
About halfway through, Kaitlyn said she was done. She’d been watching from Bill’s shoulders and was drooped over, with her head resting on his. The crowd easily made way for us to find our way back out… Kaitlyn got a lot of little pats on the head and smiles. We paused in front of St Mark’s to look back just in time to see the finale. It was spectacular… framed by the landmarks of Venice. What an experience. I still wonder what they were celebrating, though.