Day 3 - Venice
After overnighting in a bar in Milan due to unforseen train reservation issues, we head for Venice at 6am and arrive just after 9am. Milan was nice in the dark and the cab drivers seemed unusually honest.
Wasting no time, we head straight for the Piazza San Marco and the Basilica. I can see why Venice has its charms. The architecture, the narrow winding alleys, the smells, the history. Some photos of various interesting sights along our walk. Did I mention the smells?
There is one thing that just keeps hitting me in Venice. It appears as though they have a wee bit of a pigeon infestation problem. Those flying rats are just everywhere and all of the buildings have attached landing "deterrents" on everywhich part could potentially be a roost. But of course, Piazza San Marco wouldn't be Piazza San Marco without the horde of pigeons.
We wound up staying at a place called the Dimora Serenissima which seemed like a great place, except they told us that our room is actually in a different building a short walk away. Well, short walk turned into about 20 minutes, but the place was very quiet and clean. I think the attendant mentioned that we were staying in the dormitory of the Accademia Di San marco. She didn't say it was right beside a working prison though.
Tomorrow, Rome.
Wasting no time, we head straight for the Piazza San Marco and the Basilica. I can see why Venice has its charms. The architecture, the narrow winding alleys, the smells, the history. Some photos of various interesting sights along our walk. Did I mention the smells?
There is one thing that just keeps hitting me in Venice. It appears as though they have a wee bit of a pigeon infestation problem. Those flying rats are just everywhere and all of the buildings have attached landing "deterrents" on everywhich part could potentially be a roost. But of course, Piazza San Marco wouldn't be Piazza San Marco without the horde of pigeons.
We wound up staying at a place called the Dimora Serenissima which seemed like a great place, except they told us that our room is actually in a different building a short walk away. Well, short walk turned into about 20 minutes, but the place was very quiet and clean. I think the attendant mentioned that we were staying in the dormitory of the Accademia Di San marco. She didn't say it was right beside a working prison though.
Tomorrow, Rome.
posted by Wally at 11:44 a.m.
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