Venice
our train got in at 630in the morning.... we had the whole day to explore. we hopped on the watertaxi and rode to San Marco square where we dropped off the bags at our hotel. Venice was pretty quiet in the morning. just small boats unloading goods onto carts which were then carried through the narrow streets to the restaurants. everywhere you looked in Venice it seemed like a perfect picture... needless to say we took a ton! by late morning the streets were busy and i mean busy. so many people.
in the afternoon we took a water taxi through the grand canal... which is the main one. we listened to a Rick steves podcast about all the important historical places while we traveled down the water. it was hot in Venice but the breeze from the moving boat made it comfortable. once off the boat it was hotttttt!
we went to a restaurant for dinner that josh found in the Rick steves book... we sat outside right by the canal and watched all the boats and gondolas go by. we ordered lobster pasta for our first course and sea bass for our second. the waiter showed us our fish before they took it back to the kitchen to be cooked. when they brought out the fish the waiter pulled off the head and took out all the bones before he plated it... all right in front of us. it was the most expensive fish I have ever eaten, but the absolute best sea bass by far. just melted in your mouth.
there was a gondolier as we walked away from our dinner and it worked out perfectly. we got a bottle of wine and took a ride down the inner canals of Venice. I was hesitant to spend so much money on a 40 minute boat ride, but it was worth every penny. I would do it again in a heart beat. the most romantic night so far. we started the ride right as the light from the day was going away, and finished our ride as it was dark.
we headed back to San Marco square where we listened to music by a couple of classical ensembles. music and especially the violinists were so talented.
we are off to Florence today!
ciao!
p.s. the train ride wasn't too bad. we went for the alcohol route... yes, I've got pictures of our cabin.
Wow! That sounds awesome! Amy, you are becoming a good blogger-I almost feel like I can see everything going on even without pictures!
ReplyDeleteWe are at the lake this weekend. Todd made a run to the liquor store and is ready to fire up the margaritaville... Not wine on a gondola but hey, we can't all live such a glamorous life!