A Pre-Christmas trip to Italy

So this was a month ago but the pre-holiday and holiday season were a little chaotic. The weekend before I flew back to Canada for the holidays, I decided to head to Italy to see everyone one last time in 2015.

It was a little frigid that weekend but we still managed to take advantage of a number of outdoor activities.

Saturday I spent mostly in Palmanova and its outskirts. The day started with a trip to the pool to see one of the little one's swimming lesson and on the way back we had to stop for a photo op with a giant chair - because isn't that what everyone does?

We're hard to see but we are there!

Then it was off to lunch at the Dogana Vecchia which was the old border between Italy and Austria until the First World War.

Someone was ready for lunch

And then it was off to Palmanova itself. Palmanova was built by the Venetians in 1593 and is a star shaped fortress. Today it is a UNESCO heritage site. Of course because it was Christmas, the place was all decked out for the holidays!

Heading to the main square

Love the Palm tree/Christmas tree combo

Someone was not interested in being in this photo!

The main square

Running to grab a coffee . . .

And after this full day, it was off to dinner . . . .