Yay! The passport is on the way. So one more thing ticked off. I've also got two hotels locked down as possibles for Venice. I'm waiting for mom to give me a call back. If she doesn't by 8ish, I'll just call her in the morning. After some deliberation, I shifted hotels around so I could get one with either two twin beds or a genuine double bed. No need to thunk Mom in the middle of the night.

Both are close to St. Marks Square, so they should be good bases for just wandering out the door.