From the ship on Thursday we took a water taxi to our hotel front door and checked in for a quick nap before venturing out for more time in the city. It was great to be close St Mark's Square and we had some dinner and wandered through the square at night. There were 3 restaurants with musicians playing outside and small crowds moved from one to another as the music rotated from place to place. We were both tired especially after a glass of wine each, so we didn't stay out too late.
On Friday we were up and out early. Mary wanted to spend some time at the museums in the square and I was anxious to walk, so we split up for a few hours. There are no cars, busses or even bicycles allowed in the center of the city, so it's a great place to walk.
I crossed over the Rialto Bridge and wanted to walk as much of the Grand Canal as I could. I did pretty well even though there wasn't a continuous walkway around. I'd come to a dead end and have to double back into small walkways and passages between buildings. There were so many really nice shops I didn't mind the couple of times I got side tracked. I eventually got all the way over to the train station so I felt I had a good look around. It started to rain later in the afternoon and a few of the paths were so narrow my umbrella just about fit.
On the ship's way up to Venice it seemed we went a long way up the Adriatic Sea to get there. I did some quick checking and was surprised to see that Venice is north of Boston, and almost as far north as Montreal.
On Saturday morning we catch a water taxi to the airport, it seems strange to take a boat to catch a plane. We loved everything about Venice and it's now our favorite city of all we've seen. I'll do one last wrap up post when we get home, but thanks for following along with us on our great trip. If you find yourself trying to kill some serious time one day, feel free to check out all my pics from the trip on my Flickr site. Here's the link, and click on the icon that says Mediterranean Cruise.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/19368857@N02/sets/
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