We started our morning at 0700 with breakfast in the hotel. At 0745 we headed to the island of Venice. We took a boat and toured St. Marc's square, St. Marc's Basilica, Doge's Palace, Bridge of Sighs, and a glass blowing workshop. We also took a Gondola ride. St. Marc's Basilica was beautiful inside, a lot of detailed art and structures. Seeing how they made glass figures was pretty interesting, but the prices were very pricey, so we didn't buy any. The Gondola ride...well, disappointing! We paid 60 Euros and were under the impression that we would have the boat to ourselves and envisioned we would ride like you see in the movies. Well, not so much...we shared the boat with 4 others, shared the bottle of champagne, didn't get sung too, and didn't go under the famous bridge :(. It was a fun experience, but NOT worth the price we paid! We left Venice around 1500 and arrived in Rome around 2200. First impression was not so good...it was scary, we stayed in the not so good area of town. Why would they put us up in that area?
Pictures of Venice:
Our tour guide
hubby and I
St. Marc's Basilica
Trying to enjoy the Gondola ride
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