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Friday 13 November
We are up early, breakfasted and gone before 7:30. The train is nearly 30min to the bus station. We arrive with plenty of time. It's chilly and good to get on the bus. The journey is about 4 hours. The scenery isn't as lovely as I thought and there seem to be a lot of commercial buildings scattered around the place. As we get closer to the sea there is a thick fog that makes it harder to see much. We take the long bridge out to Venice city centre. It's a bit of a walk but fascinating! So many bridges and narrow paths that look like they go nowhere until you get to the end. It's quite dark with 3-4 storey buildings on each side. The buildings mostly look old with facades crumbling. There are lots of little squares and monuments around. Once at the hostel we wait outside with another couple for the door to be opened. We discover that our booking was a mistake and was for Tuesday till Friday not Friday to Monday! Eek! Opps. They have room for tonight so we pay and then get on the internet and look for something else. Thankfully we find something. We then head out for groceries. We find a shop but it's some distance from the hostel with all the bridges and complicated streets. But we make it there and back and see interesting sights. A busy place for sure. We then reach till after cooking time starts. Malcolm had a nap. We have couscous and tomatoes. We FaceTime with family and then shower and head to bed. Our other room mate is from France. Visiting for work, environmental engineer.
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