Venezia!

It was so appropriate to approach Venice for the first time on a boat!  I went with a group of about 50 students and we rode on a bus from Duino to Punta Sabbioni and then it was a 20 minute ride on this ferry to Venice.

I knew that there were no cars in Venice, but until you are there, you don't really understand that.  Everything is on water.  Roads are not straight, they are often narrow and windy.  Because everything is on the water, the water is of no use if you try to use it as a landmark to get around (I'm used to an ocean being either West or East).  I didn't have time to see too much but I got a nice taste of the city and I'm looking forward to taking Tom back when he gets here!  Here are a couple of highlights from the day. . .

Narrow canals!

Beautiful churches

Narrow streets

Above the Grand Canal

Gondola Factory (they don't make them here anymore, but they fix them)

St. Mark's Basilica-I want to go inside next time!

So many sun-dried tomatoes!

The train station (I think. . . maybe a church?)

Another view of the Grand Canal

Good bye, Venice!