In this family travel vlog, Natalie Barnes takes viewers through a day in Venice as she and her partner Sam switch hotels due to a lack of water and electricity, explore the city’s iconic sights, and enjoy a private boat tour of the Grand Canal, Murano, and Burano. The video showcases their visits to charming kid‑friendly shops, a Build‑A‑Bear workshop, and a local glass‑blowing studio where they watch artisans create Murano glass chandeliers. They sample Venetian cuisine, including spaghetti with garlic, olive oil, chili pepper, and four‑cheese gnocchi, and indulge in what they claim is the best ice cream in Venice. Throughout, Natalie shares personal reflections on the contrast between Venice’s tourist bustle and the quieter Lake Como, the challenges of traveling with a newborn, and the joy of family moments. The vlog ends with a quick airport wrap‑up and a thank‑you to viewers.
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Just switching hotels for the day. Nobody looking around. Oh look, it's stamps! Yummy! Yes! Hey guys, what's up? It's Natalie. Welcome to, or welcome back to, my YouTube channel. Today we are spending the day with us. Today we are still in Venice. Me and Sam are having a little date. And going around town, so you guys are coming with us. We're also switching hotels for the day because apparently ours will not have water, running water, or electricity or anything because the building is, I guess, under construction. But I wanted to show you how pretty it is out today. Not one cloud in the sky. Boats going. This is a super pretty hotel, but it's definitely not my favorite. It's really hard coming from Lake Como to Venice. I feel like Venice is very touristy and Lake Como is just amazing and quiet and nice. So big adjustment. And my hair is really disgusting, but I can't wash my hair because this has— the shower has like no pressure. So I don't know what I'm gonna do because my hair is really gross after the wedding. Spend the day with us though. Probably not. Stephanie wants me to get her bag, so we're looking around. I gotta send her which one she wants, but they're so cute. I love these for little thank you notes, my clients. And then they have stamping over here. I love the stamps. So cool. I know, those are so cool. They have a Ducky store and a Build-A-Bear Workshop. How cute! Arabella would love these stores. Look at this little tiny kids shop. Oh, I could throw up. I could literally throw up. Stop it. So cute. Babe, come on. That's the saddest thing I've ever seen in my life. All of this stuff is so cute. So cute. We are headed back to the room to go and catch our private boat to take us around town. We just left the cutest kids store. Arabella would have loved it, I'm sure. On the Grand Canal. I'm gonna get the spaghetti with garlic, olive oil, and chili pepper. And then what are you gonna get? The gnocchi— gnocchi with, uh, quattro cheese sauce, which is what, 3 cheese? 4 cheese. Smells delicious. Yes, thank you. Yeah, get the brondy. We're ready for— How is it? Did you try it yet? Good. Mine, very good. We got french fries. It's just so pretty out. We stumbled into this place. Look at that one, that's so fun. Oh yes. What? No, Joss, hi, bye. This is crazy. Look at these. He makes them all. That's so cool. I think it's just broken. Yep, don't touch it. It's beautiful. This is apparently the best ice cream in Venice. Yummy! What kind did you get? Lemon. I got chocolate. Mhm. We just bought from this local painter. So beautiful. Looks similar to that one. So beautiful. Another bag. You think so? What are they doing? What is he making? A pig. A pig foot. What is it? Is it glass? Yeah. We just took a boat to Murano and Burano. I think we're at Murano. I could be wrong, but we're watching them make sculptures with glass. They made all of these chandeliers. So beautiful. At lunch. I just kicked off the legs of the table. Build-A-Bear. How cute! Look at him, Arie! Which one? Which one? The unicorn? You want to go up high so you can see them all? Arie, you have him. You already have him. Oh, Arie, he's cute. Oh my God, look at this one. There, look at him. Oh, you got her. Okay, she's huge. Daddy, Dad, you doing that one? Oh, Arie, look at police officer. Look at a wedding dress. Oh, Arie, Arabella, look at this with a wedding dress. Arie. Shoes. You want to get her some shoes? What else? What's that? You want extra inside or, uh, just a little? So cute. We have her beads, the button. Feel her. She good? Perfect. Okay, just a little hard. Piece of piece. Okay, good. Take it, warm it up. You give me your shoes. Give it to Daddy. Warm it up. Good job. Now clap your hands 5 times. Okay, close your hands, close your eyes, and make a wish. You did it? Yeah. Give a kiss to the heart and put inside. Perfect. Now think about a name for your plush. We call that Unicorn? Unicorn or unicorn? Unicorn. No, unicorn. Unicorn. Say unicorn. Yeah. We have to make the certificate. Okay. English? It's okay. Yes. You want to write by yourself or I write? Unicorn? Okay, is it your first time in the bed? Yeah. Yeah, or no? Not her first. And you, what's your name? Arabella Barnes. Arabella Barnes. A-R-A. Yes. What do you say? Say thank you. Get it. Say thank you. Okay, let's pay for it. Very cute, Aire. Look, she's so cute. Oh my gosh, can I throw it? Yeah. Thank you. What do you say? Thank you. Say thank you. You're welcome. Have a nice day. Okay, let's go take a picture outside. That way with the little Italian gondola. Okay guys, we're at the airport, but we wanted to finish the vlog. Thank you guys so much for watching. Bye! My name is Christina. Say see you in our next vlog. See you in the next vlog. Bye! Bye!
