We had an early start to our day beginning at 5.30am. It was beautiful watching the sunrise as we
drove down the mountain to the train station.
Because there is no driving in Venice and expensive parking on the
outskirts we caught the train from Verona.
Arriving in Venice is the most marvellous sight; you
literally walk out of the train station and are met by the Grand Canal busy
with boats and bustling with people. We
began our morning by getting purposefully lost in the streets; it is made up of
177 small islands linked together by 409 bridges. Leo had a wonderful time leading us through
the labyrinth of Venice streets. Venice
streets are full of quaint little shops and hundreds of shops selling masks.
After wondering through the streets we joined a walking tour
at 10.30am. We learnt about the islands,
water level, bridges, cathedrals, fish markets, masks and gondolas. This was Leo’s first tour that he was awake
and walking, he did very well.
Following our tour we found a comfy spot on a jetty near the
Rialto Bridge. It was amazing watching
people working from their boats, shuffling goods around on carts or their heads
and the general way of life in Venice.
Refuelled and ready to move on we made our way to the Basilica of Saint Mark,
(Venice's main cathedral), St Marks Square, the waterfront and the Bridge of
Sighs.
It was
starting to get late so we took a gondola from one side of the Grand Canal to
the other, brought some Italian gelato and made our way back to the train
station. We were lucky enough to see the
sunset and Venice turn from day to night, such a wonderful place!
It was
an exceptionally long day; Leo and Corban did such a great job of being on the
go and had a great sleep in the next morning!
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