Today was our train ride from Firenze to Venezia. It took us about 3 hours and we made sure to ask (several times) if we needed to have our ticket stamped. We wanted to make sure we didn't break any laws this time!! It was a pretty uneventful train ride. Once in Venice, we took a vaporetto (water bus) to our stop (San Zaccaria which is right next to San Marco). We did not take the grand canal but instead went through the Canal of San Marco (little less pretty and more industrial). We did see the Octopus (Steve Allen's multi-million dollar boat with two helicopters and a submarine). Once off the vaporetto, we wandered the narrow streets of Venice pulling our luggage until we found our hotel - the Locanda al Leon.
Our rooms are nice - very Venetian in style with Murano glass chandeliers in each room. Location is also great - very close to San Marco. We are right off of a square as well which is really cool.
The remainder of our day was spent with a leisurely walk to San Marco past the Bridge of Sighs.
Feeding the pigeons is now one of Jacob's favorite things to do. At first he was hesitant, but once he knew that they wouldn't bite, he had them crawling all over him. At one point, everyone but Anne had joined the bird frenzy. But once we were done, we all used LOTS of the antibacterial hand stuff!!!
After feeding the birds, we went up the bell tower in Saint Mark's square. Thank goodness it has an elevator! The 360 degree view of Venice and San Giorgio (the church right across the water from San Marco square) was amazing!! Little chilly which is a nice change of pace from the hot and sticky Rome and Florence.
From there, we made our way back to the hotel and then to dinner. Nothing to really write about...... I think Venice is more known for its beauty than its food.
Sorry that we are a few days behind! As we get in later and later, it is hard to catch up - we will do our best to make up some time!! :)
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