Paul Sorry to hear about your a-fib. The Italian coffee is a heck of a lot different than the American! My husband absolutely adores it (I cant really say because I dont like coffee) thats the first thing he always buys when we go to Italy! I hope it was worth the a-fib for you. ;-)

Thanks for the pictures looks like some good times. I forgot about the amazing number of tourists that are ALWAYS in Venice! It also looks like you had some blue skies and mild weather which is always nice while seeing the sites, too.

Thanks again for sharing!
Take care,
atp

Hi Paul,

Welcome back. I am so happy that you and Sharon had a great time. I am also glad that everything worked out regarding the afib and it was NOT a big issue for you.

Your pictures are fantastic and they truly show you guys had a good time.

Thanks for the heads up about Italian coffee being a trigger :-) Now, I am curious to see if it is a trigger for me too or not. I am going to try some Italian roast whole bean to see see what happens :-)

Thanks again for sharing your pictures. You made my day, really, thank you.

Take care,
Scott

PS - Love your cats, they are so cute and precious.

ATP,

Are you saying the Italian coffee in Italy is different from the Italian roast coffee in the States? I love coffee too. Does it mean I have to go to Italy to get a real Italian coffee and may be the afib thing, LOL? :-) Ouch. How about Italian roast beans, grind them, and make coffee right here in Phx AZ? Does it count?

Scott

The American coffee in Italy was like a rich espresso in the US. One cup and it took a metoprolol and 4 hours for my heart to calm down, but boy was it good. I stayed away from the cappuccino, since I'm lactose intolerant, but I sampled it, that that was excellent.

Livin DA LIFE!

Welcome Home!
I loved Venice. Great photos

Annette

Paul,
I don't mean to exaggerate, but it looks like the Venice they have in Italy is ALMOST as nice as the Venetian in Las Vegas! Probably not as much history in the Italian one....

Bill

Beautiful pics and you guys look so happy! What a wonderful trip even with the afib being a pain! Glad you guys are home safe and sound!

Paul,
Looks like you left Venice just a teensy bit early! George Clooney is getting married there this weekend..or were you invited and just had other plans? Venic won't know what hit them this weekend!

Bill

I loved Venice. But the jet lag (6 hour time difference) is really nasty. And, both Sharon and I caught a cold from all the time in that petri dish called an airplane (fortunately, that was on the way home). I'm still not sleeping right and don't yet feel well enough to go to the gym, I was hoping for today, but I better not risk it.

The good news is that I've been off the Xanax since we got to Venice. Since I got home even with the jet lag, cold, and lack of sleep I had only a few very short (10-15 minute) AFIB occurrences. I'm hoping that my heart is trying to find a new stable state. It's been six months since my ablation. One can always hope.

Paul, Thanks for sharing the pictures. It makes me want to make another trip to Italy to see some of the things I've missed. Glad everything went well.

Todd