Venice....oh what a beautiful city!

I am posting a few pictures to show just how "picture postcard" this city really is! I can not believe that I am lucky enough to have a husband that surprised me with this AWESOME 10th anniversary trip. He is a jewel of a man....I am truly blessed that I am able to call him my mate for life!

So, we arrived here believing I could get my hair done somewhere in the next couple of days because I do believe the Italian stylists will be better at handling naturally curly,"enhanced" blonde hair than Chinese hair stylists. So, we inquire at the front desk about a hair salon in the area. The receptionist says she'll look on the internet and call to see if I may be able to get an appointment. She finds one five minutes away, and they can take me now! Woot! Pretty good...I get there and a girl says "hotel?" I say yes and she whisks me away to the shampoo bowls...I get a wash and then walked over to one of the stylist( an older man...probably been doing here for 30+ years!) I feel good, until my husband informs me... that he thinks that the salon employees are not aware that I want COLOR...just a cut. I attempted to explain (in English) what I wanted/needed; while my stylist is speaking Italian. GREAT! So, I decided to "pantomime" what I need. I bow my head, to show my lovely 1-2 inches of dark root and say "color"? He shakes his head, and holds my dripping wet hair and says "Gocciolante Pelli" pretty much telling me I get no color because my hair is now wet! Great....so he proceeds to grab his scissors and I again pantomime by showing my index finger and thumb as to say "just a bit off; trim". Mark then comes over and picks up a bit of hair and shows "Mr. Italian Stylist" a small portion of hair to take off. And take just a bit off he did...I do believe the blow dry took much longer than the actual hair cut. He seemed to be a nice man, I was just disappointed that I didn't get to get my color done here. Plus, my bangs are still pretty long and my husband says it's blow dried very "Doris Day- esque" Thanks Mark! So, we paid 42.00 Euros for a slight trim and a blow dry with much "Grazie", Arrivederci, and Ciao with smiles. I started the day with that and had to laugh...gee an American woman is in Venice and because of a mix up with language, I don't quite get what I want.... SUCK IT UP! You're in a beautiful city , the weather is gorgeous, and I have my husband with me for a most enjoyable day ahead. SO, it's off to see more of Venice...with my dark roots and "Doris Day-esque hair!!