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Well after a very eventful evening the night before we finally arrived in Venice the city of canals. We decided to leave the car for €6 a day at the hotel we stayed at the night before because to park the car and catch the water bus from the terminal was €90. So we did the true tourist thing and caught a bus for €5 return which worked out a whole lot cheaper. When we arrived at the terminal we thought to ask how much for water taxi which was the quickest way (20 mins) to get to our hotel but again it was a whopping €70 so needless to say we decided to get a a 48hr travel card for €60 which we could use water bus limitlessly the trip to St. Marco took approximately 1 hour but we took this as our first tour. Must say there is a big difference in prices as you go further North in Italy a Corona and a small Coke cost us €23 compared to €7.50 down South.
We finally settled in our hotel and went exploring Venice, St. Marks square, the Rialto Bridge, restaurants and many many shops, you name it; that shop was there hidden in a little lane somewhere it was like a maze! It was a very strange feeling being in a city as big as this and no cars. Instead they used boats and barges to transport goods to and from the islands namely to hotels and shops. There were delivery couriers with big trolleys doing deliveries on foot through the ally ways, up and down bridges and through the procession of tourists this was definitely different.
We also went up the bell towers at St. Marks Square and at a church at St Giorgio this was a great birds eye view of Venice. While taking photos I noticed that foundations must be sinking as other towers in the skyline were definitely on a slight lean.
That night Carmel and I went on a Gondola throughout the canals and into the Grand Canal it was definitely relaxing and romantic as they say it is. The gondolier pointed out many landmarks and buildings where famous people lived such as Marco Polo, Mozart and other composers etc. this is definitely the city of musical arts based on its history. St Marks square was huge and has 4 restaurants at each quadrant with a quintet playing classical music it really brought romance into the air.
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