From time to time we’re taking the kids to major cities in Europe, to add new impressions to their cultural backpacks. We have been to London, Paris, Genova (where Columbus was born), to the ancient city of Pompeii … and this summer, we went to Venice.
We visited the famous San Marco Square, with the big cathedral, the Doge Palace, the Bridge of Sighs, and we travelled on the canals and around the archipelago with the public boat system (that's what they have instead of buses)
When we came back from the vacation, and the grandmother asked little boy about Venice, he didn't even mention the San Marco Cathedral or the Hieronymus Bosch paintings in the Doge Palace. Little boy replied: "I saw a dead rat floating in the canal" >:)
Dead rat floating in the canal? Better be careful when you order soup and its the "Catch of the Day."
ReplyDeleteStephen Tremp
Ya gotta love kids. They see right to the heart of what's important.
ReplyDeleteSo typical. My son is like that too. He won't remember the big stuff but he'll talk about the lobster he had at dinner continually.
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When I was in Florence I thought I saw a dog swimming in the Arno River...it turned out to be a giant rat!
ReplyDeleteThis made me laugh out loud--trust kids to say the darndest things!
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Dead rats in the canal are REALLY memorable!! That's so cool that you guys are experiencing so much!!
ReplyDeleteEEEE-yew! Well, a dead rat is better than a dead cat, I suppose!
ReplyDeleteJudy
Kids tend to pay attention to other kinds of details. I've seen this many times.
ReplyDeleteI won't order seafood in Venice anymore, at least not if it's read meat >:)
Agree, Judy. It's good to have some really big cats around. I read somewhere that in big cities, the size of the rat population can be up to 10 times the human.
ReplyDeleteAt least he found something to anchor the memory with... ;) I remember the pidgeons in the square mostly. Maybe he and I have something in common.
ReplyDeleteLaura, the pidgeons in the square were greatly decimated since last time I was in Venice, 20 years ago. They have apparently done something to this problem >:)
ReplyDeleteIt's all about perspective.
ReplyDeleteHahaha. Priceless.
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Your kid is a biologist in the making.
ReplyDeleteSteamy Darcy
I probably would have focused on the rat, too, LOL. Life imitates art! (sometimes)
ReplyDeleteHow cute! My strongest memory from Venice is the cute guard at the border between Italy and Slovenia. I was 13... So yes, age definitely matters in our perceptions for what's important!
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P.S. - Kids remember the weirdest things.
I totally love what come out of the mouth of babes! Of course, he would notice something dead. He is your son! LOL!
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