The Ways of Venice

When we arrived in Vencie we had a bit of a starling surprise, after wandering around the maze of streets to find the place we were supposed to stay we found out she had no idea we were coming. Luckily, she called a couple of people around town and set up places for us to sleep. We were all very grateful. We actually ended up in a great part of town, with a water us stop just over one bridge and an easy walk to St Mark's square. 

After we got settled, we went out and wandered around to get lost in Venice. We did an excellent job of getting lost! We heard an opera from the backstage doors, saw an illegal fire dancer, listened to dueling violinists on the square, and watched the gondolas bob in the lagoon. We enjoyed our stroll and were thankful for the map!

The next morning was a slow one, we slept in a bit, had a light breakfast at the apartment and headed off to Lido, a regular stop on the waterbus. The water felt great, but it was no where near as beautiful as Capri. We had planned to stay until 5, but by about 3 the kids were all ready to leave. 

After a home cooked meal, a few of us went off for a waterbus ride down the canal. We ended up facing the strong way and took a ride out to Lido and back instead. We saw some amazing lightning over the city and enjoyed the evening.

Our last day was a busy one, with a your of the Doge's Palace and then a boat your out to Murano and the other islands. The boat was packed, so we decided to leave the tour at Murano and take the bus back to Benice. We saw an artist shape glass and did some shopping.

We ended the evening with another tour and our gondola ride, where my gondiet talked on his phone the whole time! Awe well, such is life.