Venice..

We survived our long 7 hour train ride from Vennia, it actually wasn't bad at all. The train wasn't full so we didn't have anyone even sitting around us until one of the last stops. Between the beautiful Swiss Alps to view, a nap and books to trip was a piece of cake.

We arrived in Venice and found an Italian holding a sign reading SMITH so we approached her and found out see was our ride to the hotel. Looks like our travel agent thought we should arrive in Venice in style, so she arranged for a private water taxi. We had the boat to ourselves, with our own guide and the Grand Canal all around us.










Our hotel sits just off of St. Marks square. I remember seeing pictures of people wih pigeons all around at this square. The pigeons were not in shortage!