Last night we had a nice dinner and walked around Venice to see it at night. It is really quiet once all the day trippers have left and most of the stores are closed. It almost feels like you have it to yourself. This morning we had to leave. That mean dragging our suitcases back over the bridges and some additional bridges to get to the bus stop. On my way there a guy stopped in my path and blew me a kiss. Random. Q thought it was hilarious. We caught the bus ...

Today we cruised the grand canal some more and went and saw St Marks Square and the church and belltower. We enjoyed it all from the outside as the queues were hours long and it is such a beautiful day we just wanted to be outside. We walked through lots of alleys and squares and had some lunch followed my gelati. Coconut and Pistachio for me ;o) We sat by the canal near the hotel for a while and enjoyed the hotel garden in the afternoon while we put time int...

Finished the crappy drive and found our way to the Venice mainland. Returned the car in one piece! woohoo. Ended up catching the train to the Island. We had to walk over bridges and around stall holders and tourists with our luggage to reach the hotel. The directions only mentioned crossing one bridge but there were two. A lady we spoke to helped us find our hotel and said her instructions said no bridges yet she had two. I can see how people get lost. It truly...