Venice..time to get caught up
Trip Start
Oct 09, 2008
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Trip End
Nov 01, 2008
Venice,
Veneto,
Italy
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
We were in Venice very briefly on Sunday, October 19th. We took a train from Rome to the Santa Lucia train station in Venice. Let me tell you, Venice is a happening town! We left some of our luggage at the train station, and I'm glad we did, because the water busses (vaparettos) are very crowded, and you have to pay for each piece of luggage as well...
We finally located the place to get our free shuttle to the Hilton, as it was across the canal (and believe me, that was the only free thing in Venice, you even have to pay to use the restroom in most public bathrooms)
The Hilton was the most beautiful one we'd ever seen, a separate bathtub and shower, even a bidet. We ate in the restaurant, and though it was expensive (5 euros for 1/5 of a liter of coke, we spent 20 euros just on soda for dinner), the food was absolutely wonderful, worth the price, definitely.
We left for Switzerland the next morning, but we spent a few hours in San Marcos Piazza (St. Mark's Square). It is really gorgeous, we were in awe of all the buildings and churches, both in the square and elsewhere.
We can't wait to go back, our time there was way too short.
Comments
are you tired yet?
sounds like you're really enjoying yourselves...hope you're getting some rest also...no news here which is ok...have fun
hello again
How are you ever going to come back to PHX after all these beautiful places you have seen? lol