Waterways of Venice

After visiting Cinque Terre we took a train to Florence, and from there we got to take a high speed train to Venice, the trains travel at over 120mph, some even up to 200mph. We enjoyed getting to Venice quickly, but the train was busy and we didn't even get to sit by each other, so this far we have not been too big of fans of the more expensive high speed trains.

Brooke found a last minute campsite for us online. She did a great job of tracking down an excellent deal! This small cabin cost about €23 and it was all ours. If only every city had such accommodations. The campsite was camping realto an we encourage anyone wanting to go to Venice to stay there. There is a bus stop right outside the campground and a great grocery store a few hundred yards away.

Our first look at the waterways if Venice. It is a beautiful city that causes one to think how the town was built on to, with streets seeming to pop up anywhere, and go everywhere. 

Another shot taken down a Venice waterway. It is a place that we love and we found lots to do as we wandered the streets.

Here are some of the famous Gondoliers of Venice. Brooke and I opted out of the ride as it cost around €100 euro. That is just about equal to two full days budgets, that would be gone in about 30 minutes. Still it was fun to see them and their expertise in controlling the small boats. I was very impressed with the way they were able to park them with ease in big rows of other gondolas.

Another "street" shot of Venice. Sorry there are a few of them, but hey it's Venice, it is what the town is known for.

This is the famous Realto foot bridge in Venice we walked across it, but found it hard to get a good picture. As a side not right at the edge this bridge was the Hard Rock Cafe Venice T-shirt shop. We didn't  buy one as that is really of no interest to us.

Here we are in the hustle and bustle of the town square. There were people everywhere, feeding pigeons, snapping pictures, and selling Venice souvenirs. It was fun to be amidst the vibrant square and feel the city's energy.

Brooke and I ended our stay in Venice (and Italy for that matter) by eating at one more authentic Italian Restaurant . I got a sausage and honey mushroom pizza coated with bubbly asiago cheese. It was by far our best Pizza of the trip. Brooke ordered the Chet's specialty: homemade "tortelloni" not tortellini. It was stuffed with spinach, asparagus, prosciutto and bacon, all coated with an amazing creamy homemade sauce. We voted and  the results showed this was our overall favorite meal in Italy. Italy was wondrous, the food was great, and we had more gelato in the past 10 days then we have had in our life previous! We will be back.