Travel to Venice
Morning in Florence
We have really enjoyed our stay in Florence. The town is beautiful. The hotel breakfast has been a bit stale, but then it forces us to get out and have a lattè around the town. After breakfast, we walked around a bit as our train for Venice didn't leave until 10:40AM.
Train to Venice
We walked a bit to the bus stop and then took the bus down to the stazionè. We're starting to feel like pros at the whole train thing. We broke down and had McDonalds at the train station. Egg McMuffin, hash browns and orange juice.
We got on the train and settled in for the 3 hour trip. We stopped at Bologna, Ferrara, and Padua before coming into the main train station at Venice. You could probabaly pick us out as tourists because we were staring out the window at every little town that went by.
Water Bus
When we got into Venice, there are water bus stops in front of the terminal. Because our hotel is so far from the terminal, we decided to take a water bus to a stop closer to our hotel. We bought a 3 day pass that allows us to hope on and off as we like. We've already used it four times so it was worth the 50euro price.
This is a picture standing in front of the train station.
And this is a picture across from the train station.
More pictures from the train station. I couldn't stop taking pictures from the moment that I came into town. It was so beautiful.
Venice
We were both very amazed by Venice. It is very different to experience it in person. I was suprised to see how much the buildings had sank under the water level. There were many old doorways and windows that were half under water. Another thing that amazed us is how the city can survive when it floods 100 times per year. You basically can't put anything on your first floor because of the floods.
Hotel
Our hotel is very beautiful. Our first choice of hotel was full, so they recommended the Hotel American-Dinesen. We have a very nice room that overlooks the canal. I would say it is our nicest room so far. The host is very nice and has been very helpful. Keri and I both agree that having a nice host is important. We also had a view of a canal. This is Keri standing on the balcony.
And this is a view from the balcony.
Cold, Wet and Windy
Around 5PM the wind started to pick up. We had taken a water bus to the small island of San Giorgio just to check it out. By the time we were done, the winds were blowing, it was raining, and the wind chill was unbearable. We tried to visit St Mark's Square but walked about 100 yards and turned back around for the bus terminal. This was much colder then our cold day in Rome and we were stuck about half a mile from our hotel. It was a long cold trip back.
Dinner
Our hotel host recommended a small tavern just a couple of blocks from our hotel.
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steps today. Not as much as usual, but then most of our day was spent either on the train or in a water bus.
Tomorrow
Rialto bridge, St. Mark's square, more water bus. We're touristed out at this point and will probably just wing it. I think some of the museums are closed anyway so it will give us a good chance to walk around and do nothing.
We have really enjoyed our stay in Florence. The town is beautiful. The hotel breakfast has been a bit stale, but then it forces us to get out and have a lattè around the town. After breakfast, we walked around a bit as our train for Venice didn't leave until 10:40AM.
Train to Venice
We walked a bit to the bus stop and then took the bus down to the stazionè. We're starting to feel like pros at the whole train thing. We broke down and had McDonalds at the train station. Egg McMuffin, hash browns and orange juice.
We got on the train and settled in for the 3 hour trip. We stopped at Bologna, Ferrara, and Padua before coming into the main train station at Venice. You could probabaly pick us out as tourists because we were staring out the window at every little town that went by.
Water Bus
When we got into Venice, there are water bus stops in front of the terminal. Because our hotel is so far from the terminal, we decided to take a water bus to a stop closer to our hotel. We bought a 3 day pass that allows us to hope on and off as we like. We've already used it four times so it was worth the 50euro price.
This is a picture standing in front of the train station.
And this is a picture across from the train station.
More pictures from the train station. I couldn't stop taking pictures from the moment that I came into town. It was so beautiful.
Venice
We were both very amazed by Venice. It is very different to experience it in person. I was suprised to see how much the buildings had sank under the water level. There were many old doorways and windows that were half under water. Another thing that amazed us is how the city can survive when it floods 100 times per year. You basically can't put anything on your first floor because of the floods.
Hotel
Our hotel is very beautiful. Our first choice of hotel was full, so they recommended the Hotel American-Dinesen. We have a very nice room that overlooks the canal. I would say it is our nicest room so far. The host is very nice and has been very helpful. Keri and I both agree that having a nice host is important. We also had a view of a canal. This is Keri standing on the balcony.
And this is a view from the balcony.
Cold, Wet and Windy
Around 5PM the wind started to pick up. We had taken a water bus to the small island of San Giorgio just to check it out. By the time we were done, the winds were blowing, it was raining, and the wind chill was unbearable. We tried to visit St Mark's Square but walked about 100 yards and turned back around for the bus terminal. This was much colder then our cold day in Rome and we were stuck about half a mile from our hotel. It was a long cold trip back.
Dinner
Our hotel host recommended a small tavern just a couple of blocks from our hotel.
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steps today. Not as much as usual, but then most of our day was spent either on the train or in a water bus.
Tomorrow
Rialto bridge, St. Mark's square, more water bus. We're touristed out at this point and will probably just wing it. I think some of the museums are closed anyway so it will give us a good chance to walk around and do nothing.
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