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Island Hopping in Venice
... quite welcoming with flowerpots on the windowsills. A number of shops are in a circle, and you can easily wander around for 1-2 hours just looking at all the bright colored houses. Even a venture down the side street will give you a rewarding view. There isn't much else to buy except lace and the usual tourist fare.
Coming back on the vaporetti was quite the wait. I'd read about lines but didn't think they'd actually be that long considering it ...
Venice Wandering
... reminiscent of the Eiffel Tower where you can see the city laid out in front of you. The unique thing about spending the money here is to get a really good picture of main Venice and the islands that lie around it. A bit windy, but worth the trip up. After that it was wandering San Marco before meeting my Vancouver friend for a late lunch.
We had fragolino's at Osteria de Baco to start. A fragolino is a strawberry flavored wine that was quite refreshing ...
Viva Italia!
... On top of that, the bus stopped at the opposite side of the canal, so I had to carry a fairly big suitcase across the Rialto bridge. Getting my exercise in, I'll say. After asking for directions and circling a bit, I finally made it to my hostel. Interestingly the place seems to be run by a Chinese family, and they live there was well. It's a bit on a quiet street, but considering there's not much of a night life in Venice, it's in a good location from which ...
The Floating Museum
Today was our first and only real day on the historical islands of Venice. We took a bus to the harbour and then boarded a boat for the passage. It was pretty choppy water, so I got a little green, but I made it across with the contents of my stomach intact. We started out with a walking tour of the city, which was really well done. We saw the cathedral of the patron saint of Venice, St. Mark. His symbol of the Griffin is also seen all over Venice. We got to see the Doges ...
Venice isn't nice... It's amazing!!!!
... in the city and they are easily outnumbered, even in the low season, by the tourists that descend on their homes to enjoy the atmosphere. We elected to take the bus into the city and the journey across the Ponte della Liberta really does prepare you for a city built on water, surrounded by water and with water running through it. Venice has been the venue for so many films (and rightly so) over the years, not mention no ...


