We have been planning on going to Venice for quite some time and we thought it would be a great place to start our Italian vacation. We flew into a nearby city Treviso and then from there took a quick, easy and affordable bus into the city. We ended up staying in a great little hotel walking distance to everything and this is the first hotel we have stayed at I believe on this entire trip because usually we rent out apartments. Venice of course is beautiful and there isn't a whole lot to say so we will do this as a picture blog with commentary.
Canals like this one are plentiful. I think the best way to see Venice is just to walk around and get lost which is hard to do because you always seem to end up in the same spot.
Drew in Saint Mark's Square. You can see a lot of pigeons but they did not seem as crazy as when I was there ten years ago with my parents.
The Rialto bridge. This is a very touristy area of town but the bridge is beautiful except for the huge banner on the front advertising some museum. Why would they do that?
More Beautiful Canals.
We took a picture in front of this building on the right because of the texture of the wall but it really doesn't come out in the photo.
An old British lady insisted on taking our photo here as she saw us walking through the streets. She asked us if we understood her English so maybe she wasn't British.
Posing.
Gondoliers getting ready to take some people out. Apparently you have to be licensed to be a Gondolier and there can only be so many of them and the prices for day and night trips are fixed by the city.
Okay so we have to write about this food. It is from the number one rated restaurant on Trip advisor called Alfredo's. It is hard to find but so worth it for a quick lunch take away spot. They give you a pound of pasta for 6 or 7 euros and since they have no tables we just took it to a nearby canal and ate on the water and watched the Gondola's go by. If in Venice and looking for a quick lunch stop then do not miss this place!
We were trying to find our way home and got lost in this spot on the Grand Canal. Dead end!
I don't think photos do the canals justice.
Drinking beers while walking around the streets.
Obligatory handstand photos, more to come.
I am actually hovering above water here on our walk home. No one was around because everyone seems to go to bed around 10 PM in Venice which is so different from other European cities (maybe because everyone in Venice seems to be American).
Inside the church at Saint Mark's Square where there are signs for no pictures everywhere but no one seems to abide by that rule including us.
I thought this was so cool. I was wondering how locals worked out or even lived with all of the tourists around but this guy seems to have found a way by riding his bike on the canals with floaties attached to each side. We had a great two days in Venice which was plenty of time. The city is small and we started seeing the same things repeatedly after the first day. Next stop Firenze (Florence)!
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