Arrivederci Venezia

It's sad to say goodbye to the Hotel Des Bains: the previous evening, we'd discovered the magnificent grand ballroom, with beautiful old photographs from the hotel's heyday in the 1930s. Unfortunately, we didn't get to try the tunnel that runs from the hotel to the beach, as it was closed.

After breakfast on the terrace (in the company of some fearless wee birds) there was just time to take a stroll round the hotel gardens, buy some gifts, then get the waterbus to the airport. Thinking about it, there can't be many cities where going to the airport is an enjoyable trip.

After a smooth journey home, it was good to see the boys again. And all the better for knowing they'd had a great weekend with their cousins and aunt and uncle.