This morning-- before the crack of dawn (AKA 8:45am) we met a group for a walking tour of Venice. It was a really a good your with lots and lots of walking. Venice is not a very large place but it is full of alleys and round about ways to get anywhere. There is really no way to get to anyplace in Venice by a direct route. The charm they say of the city...getting lost. We have gotten last a few times and some of the charm wears off if you are in a hurry! ;-)
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| the Grande Canal was very quiet when we got to Venice this morning |
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| someone is not a morning person ;-) |
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| a 24 hour clock- these are everywhere ( it is about 8:30am) |
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| St. Mark's square |
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| the balcony of the basilica of St. Mark's |
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| I am on the balcony for this photo |
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| time to break out the sun gear |
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| isn't she precious |
we had lunch at a little place near St. Mark's. It was a tourist menu where you choose 2 courses ( 1/2 size portions) I had gnocchi with tomato sauce the second course was fried potato salad. We were all curious about what a fried potato salad was. Well it came as a 1/2 plate of french fries and 1/2 of green salad.
We then spent a bunch of time sitting in the courtyard (covered porch/ shade) of a church with a water fountain.
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| it is great to find the water fountains as water id very costly on the island |
We just find the fountain and keep refilling out water bottles.
We walked to the other side of the island and found a great place to sit. I love to hear the waves and smell the sea.
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| the little island in the distance is the cemetery for Venice |
doing a little shopping--- we have stopped at about a million shops just here in Venice.
Today's Flavors:
Chris- peach and cherry
Janelle- Chocolate chip and peach
Ais- chocolate mouse and vanilla (they did not have hazelnut)
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